Breakdown of Surdeigsstarteren veies på kjøkkenvekten.
på
on
veie
to weigh
surdeigsstarteren
the sourdough starter
kjøkkenvekten
the kitchen scale
Questions & Answers about Surdeigsstarteren veies på kjøkkenvekten.
Why is surdeigsstarteren written as one long word?
Because Norwegian makes compound nouns by writing them as one word.
surdeigsstarteren is built from:
- surdeig = sourdough
- starter = starter
- -en = the definite ending, meaning the
So the whole word means the sourdough starter.
A small extra detail: the -s- in surdeigsstarter is a linking sound that often appears in compounds.
Why does surdeigsstarteren end in -en?
The ending -en is the Norwegian way of marking the on many singular nouns.
So:
- en surdeigsstarter = a sourdough starter
- surdeigsstarteren = the sourdough starter
Unlike English, Norwegian usually attaches the definite article to the end of the noun instead of putting a separate word in front.
Why is kjøkkenvekten also definite?
For the same reason: -en means the.
- en kjøkkenvekt = a kitchen scale
- kjøkkenvekten = the kitchen scale
So på kjøkkenvekten means on the kitchen scale.
In context, it sounds like a specific scale is meant, not just any scale.
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