Word
Fototuren går gjennom byen.
Meaning
The photography walk goes through the town.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Fototuren går gjennom byen.
gå
to go
byen
the town
gjennom
through
fototuren
the photography walk
Questions & Answers about Fototuren går gjennom byen.
Why is fototuren written as one word?
Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as a single word. Here, foto + turen combine into fototuren.
This is very common in Norwegian:
- fototur = photo trip / photography walk
- fototuren = the photo trip / the photography walk
English often uses separate words where Norwegian prefers one compound word.
What exactly is fototuren grammatically?
Fototuren is a compound noun in the definite singular.
It breaks down like this:
- foto = photo
- tur = trip, walk, excursion
- turen = the trip / the walk
- fototuren = the photo trip / the photography walk
In Norwegian compounds, the last part is the main noun, and that is the part that changes for definiteness.
Why does Norwegian use -en at the end of fototuren instead of a separate word for the?