Breakdown of Fallsonen er tom under nedklatringen.
være
to be
tom
empty
under
during (an event)
fallsonen
the fall zone
Questions & Answers about Fallsonen er tom under nedklatringen.
What does Fallsonen mean, and how is it built?
Fallsonen means the fall zone.
It is a compound noun:
- fall = fall
- sone = zone
So:
- fallsone = fall zone
- fallsonen = the fall zone
Norwegian very often makes new nouns by joining smaller nouns together, much more freely than English does.
Why does Fallsonen end in -en?
The ending -en marks the noun as definite singular, like the in English.
So:
- en fallsone = a fall zone
- fallsonen = the fall zone
In Norwegian, you usually do not add a separate word for the before the noun. Instead, definiteness is often attached to the end of the noun.
Why isn’t there a separate word for the in front of fallsonen?
Because in Norwegian, definiteness is usually shown with a suffix.
English:
- the fall zone
Norwegian:
- fallsonen
This is one of the biggest differences from English. The noun itself carries the meaning of the.
What does tom mean here?