Vurderingen bygger på faktumet og beviset.

The assessment is based on the fact and the evidence.

Breakdown of Vurderingen bygger på faktumet og beviset.

• og: and
• på: on
• bygge: to build
• faktumet: the fact

Questions & Answers about Vurderingen bygger på faktumet og beviset.

Why does vurderingen end in -en?

Because vurderingen is the definite singular form of vurdering.

• en vurdering = an assessment / an evaluation
• vurderingen = the assessment / the evaluation

In Norwegian, the definite article is often attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word.

Why is there no separate word for the in this sentence?

Norwegian usually puts the onto the noun as an ending.

So:

• vurdering = assessment
• vurderingen = the assessment
• faktum = fact
• faktumet = the fact
• bevis = proof / evidence
• beviset = the proof / the evidence

You can sometimes also use den/det/de with a definite noun, but that is usually for extra emphasis or when an adjective is involved.

What does bygger på mean here?