Word
Brystkassen beveger seg under innblåsningen.
Meaning
The chest moves during the rescue breath.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Brystkassen beveger seg under innblåsningen.
under
during (an event)
bevege seg
to move
innblåsningen
the rescue breath
brystkassen
the chest
Questions & Answers about Brystkassen beveger seg under innblåsningen.
Why is brystkassen written as one word?
Because Norwegian usually forms compound nouns as a single word.
Brystkassen is made from:
- bryst = chest / breast
- kasse = box
So brystkasse literally means something like chest box, but in normal English it means rib cage or chest depending on context.
This one-word spelling is very normal in Norwegian. English often uses separate words where Norwegian prefers compounds.
What does the -en in brystkassen mean?
The ending -en makes the noun definite, like the in English.
- en brystkasse = a chest / a rib cage
- brystkassen = the chest / the rib cage
Norwegian often puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.
Why is it beveger seg and not just beveger?