Dørvrideren åpner døren.

The door handle opens the door.

Breakdown of Dørvrideren åpner døren.

• døren: the door
• åpne: to open
• dørvrideren: the door handle

Questions & Answers about Dørvrideren åpner døren.

Why do both dørvrideren and døren end in -en?

Because Norwegian usually marks the by adding it to the end of the noun.

• dørvrider = door handle
• dørvrideren = the door handle
• dør = door
• døren = the door

So instead of a separate word like English the, Norwegian often uses a suffix.

In this sentence, both nouns are definite:

• dørvrideren = the door handle
• døren = the door

Why is dørvrideren one long word?

Because Norwegian, like English, often makes compound nouns by joining words together.

Here:

• dør = door
• vrider = turner / handle

Together:

• dørvrider = door handle

This is very common in Norwegian. The last part is usually the main word, and the first part describes it.

Then the definite ending is added to the whole compound:

• dørvrider → dørvrideren

Why is the verb åpner and not åpne?