Motstanderlaget møter quizlaget.

The opposing team meets the quiz team.

Breakdown of Motstanderlaget møter quizlaget.

• møte: to meet
• quizlaget: the quiz team
• motstanderlaget: the opposing team

Questions & Answers about Motstanderlaget møter quizlaget.

Why is motstanderlaget written as one word?

Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as one word, where English often uses two or more words.

So:

• motstander = opponent
• laget = the team

Together, motstanderlaget means the opposing team / the opponent team.

This is very common in Norwegian. For example:

• fotballag = football team
• hjemmelag = home team
• motstanderlag = opponent team

When it is definite, you get motstanderlaget = the opponent team.

What does the ending -et mean in motstanderlaget and quizlaget?

The ending -et is the definite ending for many neuter nouns in Norwegian. It often corresponds to English the.

Here, the base noun is lag = team, which is a neuter noun:

• et lag = a team
• laget = the team

So:

• motstanderlaget = the opposing team
• quizlaget = the quiz team

Unlike English, Norwegian often puts definiteness at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.

Why isn’t there a separate word for the in this sentence?