Bruktplaten har en ripe.

The used record has a scratch.

Breakdown of Bruktplaten har en ripe.

• ha: to have
• bruktplaten: the used record
• ripa: the scratch

Questions & Answers about Bruktplaten har en ripe.

Why is bruktplaten written as one word?

Because Norwegian very often makes compound nouns by joining words together.

Here, brukt + plate = bruktplate, meaning used record or second-hand record.

Then the definite ending is added:

• bruktplate = a used record
• bruktplaten = the used record

This is very normal in Norwegian. English often uses separate words where Norwegian prefers one combined noun.

Why does bruktplaten end in -en?

The ending -en is the definite article attached to the noun. In English, you usually put the before the noun. In Norwegian, you usually add the definiteness to the end of the noun.

So:

• en bruktplate = a used record
• bruktplaten = the used record

This is one of the most important differences from English.

Why is there no separate word for the before bruktplaten?

Because in Norwegian, the noun itself often carries the meaning of the.

So instead of saying something like the used record, Norwegian can say:

• bruktplaten

That final -en already means the.

A separate determiner like den is not normally needed here.

Is brukt an adjective here, like used in English?