Word
Ventilasjonsteknikeren måler luftmengden ved tilluftsventilen.
Meaning
The technician measures the airflow rate at the supply-air vent.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Ventilasjonsteknikeren måler luftmengden ved tilluftsventilen.
ved
at
måle
to measure
ventilasjonsteknikeren
the ventilation technician
tilluftsventilen
the supply-air vent
Questions & Answers about Ventilasjonsteknikeren måler luftmengden ved tilluftsventilen.
Why is ventilasjonsteknikeren written as one long word?
Because Norwegian, like German, very often forms compound nouns by joining words together.
ventilasjonsteknikeren =
- ventilasjon = ventilation
- tekniker = technician
- -en = the (definite singular ending)
So ventilasjonsteknikeren means the ventilation technician.
This is very normal in Norwegian. Where English often uses several words, Norwegian often prefers one compound word.
Why does ventilasjonsteknikeren end in -en?
The ending -en is the definite singular ending for many masculine and common-gender nouns in Norwegian.
So:
- en ventilasjonstekniker = a ventilation technician
- ventilasjonsteknikeren = the ventilation technician
Unlike English, Norwegian usually puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word.
The same thing happens elsewhere in the sentence:
- luftmengden = the air volume / the airflow amount
- tilluftsventilen = the supply air vent
Why is it luftmengden and not just luftmengde?