Pustestøtten er stabil.

The breath support is stable.

Breakdown of Pustestøtten er stabil.

• være: to be
• stabil: stable
• pustestøtten: the breath support

Questions & Answers about Pustestøtten er stabil.

Why is pustestøtten written as one word?

Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as one word.

So pustestøtten is built from:

• pust(e)- = breath / breathing
• støtte = support

Together they form pustestøtte = breath support, and then the definite ending is added:

• pustestøtte = breath support
• pustestøtten = the breath support

This is very normal in Norwegian. English often uses two words where Norwegian prefers one compound word.

What does the -en ending in pustestøtten mean?

The -en is the definite singular ending, so it means the.

Compare:

• pustestøtte = breath support / a breath support
• pustestøtten = the breath support

In Norwegian, the definite article is often attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word in front, unlike English.

Could this also be pustestøtta instead of pustestøtten?