Beredskapsvennen kontrollerer håndspriten.

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Breakdown of Beredskapsvennen kontrollerer håndspriten.

• beredskapsvennen: the emergency friend
• håndspriten: the hand sanitizer

Questions & Answers about Beredskapsvennen kontrollerer håndspriten.

Why is beredskapsvennen written as one word?

Because Norwegian very often combines nouns into a single compound word.

Here, beredskapsvennen is built from:

• beredskap = preparedness / emergency readiness
• venn = friend

So instead of writing something like preparedness friend as two words, Norwegian usually writes it as one compound: beredskapsvenn.

In the sentence, it appears as beredskapsvennen, which is the definite form: the preparedness friend / the emergency-preparedness friend, depending on context.

This is very normal in Norwegian. English often uses separate words where Norwegian prefers one compound.

What is the -s- doing in beredskapsvennen?

That -s- is a linking sound/letter used in many Norwegian compounds. It is often called a binding s.

So:

• beredskap
  • venn
• becomes beredskapsvenn

It does not mean possession, and it is not like the English apostrophe 's.

You just have to learn it as part of how compounds are formed. Some compounds use this -s-, and some do not.

Why do beredskapsvennen and håndspriten end in -en?