Platespilleren brukes til testavspillingen.

to use

Breakdown of Platespilleren brukes til testavspillingen.

• til: for/to
• platespilleren: the record player
• testavspillingen: the test playback

Questions & Answers about Platespilleren brukes til testavspillingen.

What does brukes mean here?

Brukes means is used.

It comes from the verb å bruke = to use.
In this sentence, brukes is the present passive form:

• bruker = uses / is using
• brukes = is used / is being used

So:

• Platespilleren brukes ... = The record player is used ...

This -s passive is very common in Norwegian, especially in factual, neutral, or technical language.

Why is platespilleren ending in -en?

Because platespilleren is the definite singular form: the record player / the turntable.

The base noun is:

• en platespiller = a record player / a turntable

Definite singular:

• platespilleren = the record player

Norwegian usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun instead of putting a separate word in front like English the.

So:

• en platespiller = a record player
• platespilleren = the record player

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