Låssystemet har innbruddssikring.

The locking system has burglary protection.

Breakdown of Låssystemet har innbruddssikring.

• ha: to have
• låssystemet: the locking system
• innbruddssikringen: the burglary protection

Questions & Answers about Låssystemet har innbruddssikring.

Why is låssystemet written as one word?

Because Norwegian normally writes compound nouns as a single word.
Here, låssystemet is built from lås + system + the definite ending -et.

So instead of writing something like lock system as two words, Norwegian makes one compound noun: låssystem = lock system, and låssystemet = the lock system.

What does the ending -et in låssystemet mean?

The ending -et is the definite article for a singular neuter noun.

So:

• et låssystem = a lock system
• låssystemet = the lock system

Unlike English, Norwegian usually puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word.

How do I know that låssystem is a neuter noun?

You know it is neuter because its indefinite form takes et: et låssystem.

In Norwegian, noun gender affects the article and the definite ending:

• common gender: en bil → bilen
• neuter: et hus → huset

So et låssystem becomes låssystemet.

Why does the sentence use har?