Keramikkurset begynner klokken seks.

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Breakdown of Keramikkurset begynner klokken seks.

• seks: six
• klokken: o'clock
• keramikkurset: the pottery course

Questions & Answers about Keramikkurset begynner klokken seks.

Why is keramikkurset written as one word?

Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as a single word.
So keramikkurs = ceramics course / pottery course, not two separate words.

Then -et is added to make it definite, giving keramikkurset = the pottery course.

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What does the ending -et mean in keramikkurset?

-et is the definite article attached to a neuter noun. In Norwegian, the definite article often goes at the end of the noun instead of being a separate word.

So:

• et keramikkurs = a pottery course
• keramikkurset = the pottery course

This is very common in Norwegian.

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Why is it keramikkurset and not something like kurset keramikk?

In Norwegian compounds, the more specific word usually comes first and the main noun comes last.

So:

• keramikk tells you what kind of course it is
• kurs is the main noun

That means keramikkurs literally works like ceramics-course.

English often uses separate words for this, but Norwegian prefers one compound word.

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Why is the verb begynner and not begynne?