Breakdown of Vi kontrollerer sidebørsten og hovedbørsten.
vi
we
og
and
kontrollere
to check
sidebørsten
the side brush
Questions & Answers about Vi kontrollerer sidebørsten og hovedbørsten.
Why does kontrollerer end in -er?
Because kontrollerer is the present tense form of the verb å kontrollere (to check / to inspect / to control, depending on context).
In Norwegian, the present tense is often formed by adding -er to the infinitive stem:
- å kontrollere = to check
- kontrollerer = check / are checking / is checking
A useful thing for English speakers: Norwegian verbs do not change for different persons in the present tense.
So you get:
- jeg kontrollerer = I check / I am checking
- du kontrollerer = you check / are checking
- vi kontrollerer = we check / are checking
The verb form stays the same.
Why is there no separate word for the before sidebørsten and hovedbørsten?
In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of appearing as a separate word before it.
So:
- sidebørste = side brush / a side brush
- sidebørsten = the side brush
and:
- hovedbørste = main brush / a main brush
- hovedbørsten = the main brush
For many common-gender nouns, the definite singular ending is -en. That is what you see here.
So English:
- the side brush
- the main brush
becomes Norwegian:
- sidebørsten
- hovedbørsten