Fototuren går gjennom byen.

to go

Breakdown of Fototuren går gjennom byen.

• 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?

Because Norwegian often marks definiteness by adding an ending directly to the noun.

So:

• en tur = a trip
• turen = the trip

And in the compound:

• en fototur = a photo trip
• fototuren = the photo trip

This is one of the biggest differences from English. Instead of putting the before the noun, Norwegian often adds -en, -a, or -et to the noun, depending on the word.