Bonusrunden begynner nå.

The bonus round begins now.

Breakdown of Bonusrunden begynner nå.

• nå: now
• begynne: to begin
• bonusrunden: the bonus round

Questions & Answers about Bonusrunden begynner nå.

Why is bonusrunden written as one word?

Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as a single word.

• bonus = bonus
• runde = round

So bonusrunde means bonus round, and bonusrunden means the bonus round.

Writing it as two words would usually look wrong in standard Norwegian.

Why does bonusrunden end in -en?

The ending -en is the definite article attached to the noun. In English, you use a separate word, the. In Norwegian, it is often added to the end of the noun instead.

• en bonusrunde = a bonus round
• bonusrunden = the bonus round

So -en here is doing the job of English the.

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

Because Norwegian commonly expresses definiteness by adding an ending to the noun instead of using a separate article.

In this sentence:

• bonusrunden already means the bonus round

So you do not need an extra word meaning the before it.