Romtemperaturen påvirker syrligheten.

to affect; influence

Breakdown of Romtemperaturen påvirker syrligheten.

• romtemperaturen: the room temperature
• syrligheten: the acidity

Questions & Answers about Romtemperaturen påvirker syrligheten.

Why is Romtemperaturen written as one word?

Because Norwegian often forms compound nouns by joining words together.

• rom = room
• temperatur = temperature
• romtemperatur = room temperature

Then the ending -en is added to make it definite:

• romtemperatur = room temperature
• romtemperaturen = the room temperature

So Romtemperaturen literally means the room temperature.

What does the ending -en mean in Romtemperaturen and syrligheten?

The ending -en marks the noun as definite singular for many masculine nouns in Norwegian.

Here:

• romtemperatur → romtemperaturen = the room temperature
• syrlighet → syrligheten = the acidity / the sourness

This is similar to English using the, but in Norwegian the definiteness is often attached to the end of the noun.

What does påvirker mean, and what form is it?

Påvirker means affects or influences.

It is the present tense of the verb å påvirke = to affect / to influence.

Examples:

• Romtemperaturen påvirker syrligheten. = The room temperature affects the acidity.
• Dette påvirker smaken. = This affects the taste.