Breakdown of Koordinatene står i cachebeskrivelsen.
i
in
stå
to say (in writing)
koordinatene
the coordinates
cachebeskrivelsen
the cache description
Questions & Answers about Koordinatene står i cachebeskrivelsen.
Why is står used here instead of er?
In Norwegian, stå is often used when information is written, printed, or listed somewhere.
So Koordinatene står i cachebeskrivelsen is very natural Norwegian, even though a word-for-word English version would sound odd: The coordinates stand in the cache description.
A more idiomatic English equivalent would be:
- The coordinates are in the cache description
- The coordinates are listed in the cache description
- The coordinates appear in the cache description
So here, står does not mean physical standing. It refers to something being written somewhere.
What form is koordinatene?
Koordinatene is the definite plural form of koordinat.
The pattern is:
- en koordinat = a coordinate
- koordinater = coordinates
- koordinatene = the coordinates
So the ending -ene marks definite plural.
This is very common in Norwegian:
- bil → bilen = the car
- biler → bilene = the cars
- koordinater → koordinatene = the coordinates
Why is it cachebeskrivelsen and not two separate words?