Veien fortsetter nordover.

to continue

Breakdown of Veien fortsetter nordover.

• veien: the road
• nordover: northward

Questions & Answers about Veien fortsetter nordover.

Why is it veien and not a separate word for the road?

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun.

• vei = road
• veien = the road

So -en here is the definite ending. This is very common in Norwegian:

• bil → bilen = the car
• bok → boka / boken = the book

With this sentence, veien means the road.

What is the base form of veien?

The base form is en vei.

So the forms are:

• en vei = a road
• veien = the road

You may also see veg / vegen in some varieties of Norwegian. In Bokmål, both vei and veg exist, but vei is very common.

What form is fortsetter?

Fortsetter is the present tense of the verb å fortsette, which means to continue.

Examples:

• Jeg fortsetter. = I continue / I am continuing.
• Veien fortsetter nordover. = The road continues northward.

A useful pattern is:

• å fortsette = infinitive
• fortsetter = present tense
• fortsatte = past tense
• har fortsatt = past participle in many contexts