Teleskopstativet holder teleskopet.

to hold

Breakdown of Teleskopstativet holder teleskopet.

• teleskopet: the telescope
• teleskopstativet: the telescope tripod

Questions & Answers about Teleskopstativet holder teleskopet.

Why do teleskopstativet and teleskopet end in -et?

Because Norwegian often puts the definite article onto the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.

• et teleskop = a telescope

• teleskopet = the telescope

• et stativ = a stand / tripod / support
• stativet = the stand

Since both teleskop and stativ are neuter nouns, their definite singular ending is usually -et.

In teleskopstativet, the whole compound noun is definite:

• et teleskopstativ = a telescope stand
• teleskopstativet = the telescope stand

Is teleskopstativet one word because it is a compound noun?

Yes. Norwegian very often writes compound nouns as one single word.

So:

• teleskop
  • stativ = teleskopstativ

This is very normal in Norwegian. English often uses separate words, but Norwegian usually joins them:

• book shelf → bokhylle
• car door → bildør
• telescope stand → teleskopstativ

The last part, stativ, is the main noun, so teleskopstativ is a kind of stativ.

Why is there no separate word for the in this sentence?