Det dynamiske flyttet er vanskelig.

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Breakdown of Det dynamiske flyttet er vanskelig.

• vanskelig: difficult
• det dynamiske flyttet: the dynamic climbing move

Questions & Answers about Det dynamiske flyttet er vanskelig.

Why does Norwegian use both det and -et in det dynamiske flyttet? Isn’t that like saying the twice?

Yes—this is a normal Norwegian pattern often called double definiteness.

When a noun is definite and also has an adjective before it, Norwegian usually marks definiteness in two places:

• with a separate article: det
• with the definite ending on the noun: -et

So:

• et flytt = a move
• flyttet = the move
• det dynamiske flyttet = the dynamic move

So det here is not the English pronoun it. It is part of the definite noun phrase.

Why is it det and not den?

Because flytt is a neuter noun.

In Norwegian:

• den is used with common-gender nouns
• det is used with neuter nouns

Since the basic form is et flytt, the definite phrase uses det:

• et flytt
• det dynamiske flyttet

If the noun were common gender, you would use den instead.

Why is the first adjective dynamiske, but the second adjective is vanskelig?