Sylinderfallen og sperrefallen sitter i låskassen.

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Breakdown of Sylinderfallen og sperrefallen sitter i låskassen.

• og: and
• sitte: to sit
• låskassen: the lock case

Questions & Answers about Sylinderfallen og sperrefallen sitter i låskassen.

Why do sylinderfallen, sperrefallen, and låskassen all end in -en?

Because they are in the definite singular form: the cylinder latch, the dead latch/blocking latch, the lock case.

In Norwegian, definiteness is often added to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.

• en sylinderfalle = a cylinder latch

• sylinderfallen = the cylinder latch

• en sperrefalle = a blocking latch / dead latch

• sperrefallen = the blocking latch

• en låskasse = a lock case
• låskassen = the lock case

So the -en ending here works like English the.

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

In Norwegian, a noun often shows definiteness by taking an ending, rather than needing a separate article.

So instead of saying something like the lock case with a separate the, Norwegian usually says:

• låskassen = the lock case

This is one of the biggest differences from English. English uses a separate word; Norwegian often attaches the meaning directly to the noun.

Why is the verb sitter even though there are two things: sylinderfallen og sperrefallen?