Det dynamiske flyttet var hverken kort eller lett.

The dynamic climbing move was neither short nor easy.

Breakdown of Det dynamiske flyttet var hverken kort eller lett.

• være: to be
• kort: short
• lett: easy
• hverken ... eller: neither ... nor

Questions & Answers about Det dynamiske flyttet var hverken kort eller lett.

Why is there both det and -et in det dynamiske flyttet? Doesn’t that mean the twice?

Yes — and that is actually normal in Norwegian.

This is called double definiteness. When a noun is definite and has an adjective in front of it, Norwegian usually marks definiteness in two places:

• with a definite article before the adjective: det
• and with the definite ending on the noun: flyttet

So:

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

This is a very common Norwegian pattern:

• den store bilen = the big car
• det gamle huset = the old house
• de nye skoene = the new shoes

So even though it may feel redundant to an English speaker, it is correct Norwegian structure.

Why is it dynamiske and not dynamisk?