Ladekabelen er ødelagt, så jeg lader telefonen med powerbanken.

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Breakdown of Ladekabelen er ødelagt, så jeg lader telefonen med powerbanken.

• være: to be
• med: with
• så: so

Questions & Answers about Ladekabelen er ødelagt, så jeg lader telefonen med powerbanken.

Why does ladekabel become ladekabelen?

Because Norwegian often uses the definite form when talking about a specific, known thing.

• en ladekabel = a charging cable (indefinite)
• ladekabelen = the charging cable (definite, masculine -en)

Also, ladekabel is a compound noun: lade (to charge) + kabel (cable).

How do I know the gender, and why is it -en and not -a or -et?

Norwegian nouns have grammatical gender:

• masculine: -en in the definite singular (e.g., kabelen)
• feminine (optional in Bokmål for many words): -a (e.g., jenta)
• neuter: -et (e.g., huset)

kabel is typically treated as masculine, so you get kabelen → ladekabelen.

What grammar is happening in er ødelagt?