Breakdown of Sokkelen har en justeringsskrue.
ha
to have
sokkelen
the plinth
justeringsskruen
the adjustment screw
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Questions & Answers about Sokkelen har en justeringsskrue.
Why does sokkelen end in -en?
Because -en is the usual definite singular ending for many common-gender nouns in Norwegian.
- en sokkel = a base / a pedestal / a plinth
- sokkelen = the base
So Sokkelen means the base.
What does har mean here?
Har means has.
It is the present tense of å ha = to have.
So:
- Sokkelen har ... = The base has ...
This is a very common verb, and it works much like English have.
Why is it en justeringsskrue and not justeringsskruen?
Because the sentence is talking about an adjustment screw, not the adjustment screw.
- en justeringsskrue = an adjustment screw
- justeringsskruen = the adjustment screw
So the sentence presents the screw as an indefinite item.
Is justeringsskrue really one word?