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Why is vaktskiftet written as one word?
Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as a single word.
- vakt = guard, watch, or shift/duty
- skifte = change or shift
Together, vaktskifte means something like shift change or change of guard. English often uses two words where Norwegian uses one compound.
Why is there no separate word for the?
In Norwegian, the is often added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word.
So:
- et vaktskifte = a shift change
- vaktskiftet = the shift change
The ending -et is the definite ending here.
Why does the word end in -et?
Because vaktskifte is a neuter noun, and the definite singular ending for many neuter nouns is -et.
- et vaktskifte = a shift change
- vaktskiftet = the shift change
A useful rule with compounds is that the whole compound usually takes its gender from the last part. Since skifte is neuter, vaktskifte is neuter too.
What form is begynner?