DAB-radioen brukes med sveiven.

Because -en is the definite ending, equivalent to the in English.

• DAB-radio = a DAB radio
• DAB-radioen = the DAB radio

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of standing as a separate word in front.

The hyphen is used because DAB is an abbreviation and it is joined to radio to make a compound noun.

So:

• DAB-radio = DAB radio
• DAB-radioen = the DAB radio

This is very normal in Norwegian when abbreviations are part of compounds.

Brukes is the passive form of å bruke (to use).

• å bruke = to use
• brukes = is used / can be used

So the sentence is structured like:

• DAB-radioen brukes med sveiven = The DAB radio is used with the crank

The -s passive is very common in Norwegian, especially in instructions, descriptions, and general statements.

In a sentence like this, it is passive.

That means the focus is on the radio and how it is used, not on who is using it.

Compare:

• Man bruker DAB-radioen med sveiven = You/one use(s) the DAB radio with the crank
• DAB-radioen brukes med sveiven = The DAB radio is used with the crank

The second version sounds more impersonal and instructional.

Yes. That would also mean The DAB radio is used with the crank.

There are two common passive patterns in Norwegian:

• -s passive: brukes
• bli + past participle: blir brukt

In this kind of general statement, brukes often sounds more compact and natural.

Here med means with / by means of / using.

So med sveiven means something like:

• with the crank
• using the crank
• by means of the crank

It does not mean together with in this sentence. It tells you the tool or method used.

Sveiven means the crank.

• en sveiv = a crank
• sveiven = the crank

The definite form is used because the sentence is probably referring to a specific crank that belongs to or is associated with the radio. In practical instructions, Norwegian often uses the definite form when the object is understood from the situation.

Sometimes, yes, but it would mean something slightly different.

• med sveiven = with the crank → a specific crank
• med sveiv = with crank / crank-powered / with a crank mechanism → more like describing a feature or type

So in this sentence, med sveiven sounds like you operate the radio using the actual crank that is part of it.

The basic order is:

• DAB-radioen = subject
• brukes = verb
• med sveiven = prepositional phrase

So it follows the normal Norwegian main-clause pattern:

subject + verb + other information

That makes the sentence straightforward and neutral.

Because Norwegian usually marks definiteness on the noun itself.

English:

• the radio

Norwegian:

• radioen

This is one of the biggest structural differences English speakers notice early on. Norwegian often packs the article into the noun ending instead of using a separate word.

Yes. Sveiv is a masculine noun in Bokmål, so the definite singular is sveiven.

Likewise:

• en sveiv = a crank
• sveiven = the crank

For radio, Bokmål commonly uses:

• en radio
• radioen

So both nouns here take the -en definite ending.

Yes, very much so.

The -s passive form, especially brukes, is extremely common in:

• manuals
• instructions
• signs
• product descriptions
• technical explanations

So the sentence has a practical, impersonal tone, similar to English phrases like:

• The device is operated with the crank
• The radio is used with the crank