generasjonskløften butikkeieren partilederen en tekopp et ølglass
the generation gap the shop owner the party leader a tea cup a beer glass
The only occasion when a noun can be placed before another noun with a space between them is when the first noun is a form of measurement: en kopp te et glass øl en sekk poteter ei skive ost et stykke laks
a cup of tea a glass of beer a bag of potatoes a slice of cheese a piece of salmon
In such cases, the first word will be inflected: to kopper kaffe flere skiver ost noen stykker laks
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two cups of coffee several slices of cheese some pieces of salmon