Finalerunden følger utslagsrunden.

The final round follows the knockout round.

Breakdown of Finalerunden følger utslagsrunden.

• følge: to follow
• finalerunden: the final round
• utslagsrunden: the knockout round

Questions & Answers about Finalerunden følger utslagsrunden.

How do I know who is following whom in this sentence?

Norwegian uses word order to show this.

• Finalerunden = the subject
• følger = the verb
• utslagsrunden = the object

So the sentence means that the final round follows the knockout round, not the other way around.

In other words:

• X følger Y = X follows Y

Where is the word the?

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

Here:

• runde = round
• runden = the round

So:

• finalerunden = the final round
• utslagsrunden = the knockout round

This is very normal in Norwegian.

Why are finalerunden and utslagsrunden written as one word?

Because Norwegian uses compound nouns much more than English does.

These are built like this:

• finale + runde → finalerunde = final round
• utslags + runde → utslagsrunde = knockout round

Then the definite ending is added:

• finalerunde → finalerunden
• utslagsrunde → utslagsrunden

English often writes these as separate words, but Norwegian usually writes them as one.