Korsangen krever god pustestøtte.

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Breakdown of Korsangen krever god pustestøtte.

• kreve: to require
• korsangen: the choral singing
• pustestøtten: the breath support

Questions & Answers about Korsangen krever god pustestøtte.

What does korsangen mean exactly, and how is it built?

Korsangen is a compound noun:

• kor = choir
• sang = singing / song
• korsang = choral singing / choir singing
• korsangen = the choral singing / choral singing in general

In this sentence, korsangen is best understood as choral singing as an activity or style of singing.

Why does korsangen end in -en?

The ending -en is the definite article for many masculine nouns in Norwegian.

So:

• en korsang = a choral song / choral singing
• korsangen = the choral singing

Norwegian often uses the definite form where English might use a more general expression. So even though English says Choral singing requires good breath support, Norwegian can naturally say Korsangen krever god pustestøtte.

What form is krever?