Hjerte-lungeredningen starter nå.

The cardiopulmonary resuscitation starts now.

Breakdown of Hjerte-lungeredningen starter nå.

• nå: now
• starte: to start
• hjerte-lungeredningen: the cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Questions & Answers about Hjerte-lungeredningen starter nå.

What is hjerte-lungeredningen made up of?

It is a compound noun:

• hjerte = heart
• lunge = lung
• redning = rescue / resuscitation
• -en = the definite ending, like the

So hjerte-lungeredningen is literally the heart-lung resuscitation, which is the Norwegian term for CPR.

Why is there a hyphen in hjerte-lungeredningen?

Norwegian normally likes compounds as one unit, but a hyphen is often used when:

• two first parts are closely linked, as in heart-lung
• it makes the word easier to read

So hjerte-lunge- works together as one modifier before redning.

Why does the word end in -en?

Because Norwegian often puts the onto the end of the noun instead of using a separate word.

• en redning = a rescue / a resuscitation
• redningen = the rescue / the resuscitation

The same thing happens in compounds:

• hjerte-lungeredning = CPR, heart-lung resuscitation
• hjerte-lungeredningen = the CPR, the heart-lung resuscitation

Why is there no separate word for the?