Breakdown of Smøringen og erstatningsdelen dokumenteres.
og
and
dokumentere
to document
smøringen
the lubrication
erstatningsdelen
the replacement part
Questions & Answers about Smøringen og erstatningsdelen dokumenteres.
Why is there no separate word for the in smøringen and erstatningsdelen?
In Norwegian, definiteness is usually added to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.
- smøring = lubrication / greasing
smøringen = the lubrication / the greasing
- erstatningsdel = replacement part
- erstatningsdelen = the replacement part
So the sentence already contains the inside the noun forms.
What does the ending -en mean in these words?
The ending -en is the common definite ending for many masculine nouns in Bokmål.
Here, both nouns are masculine:
- en smøring → smøringen
- en erstatningsdel → erstatningsdelen
So -en marks the noun as definite: the lubrication, the replacement part.
Why is it smøringen and not just smøren?