Breakdown of Vi øver på bakoverpadlingen og styretaket.
vi
we
og
and
øve på
to practice
bakoverpadlingen
the backward paddling
Questions & Answers about Vi øver på bakoverpadlingen og styretaket.
Why is it øver på and not just øver?
In Norwegian, å øve på noe is the usual way to say to practice something.
- Vi øver = We are practicing / rehearsing
- Vi øver på bakoverpadlingen = We are practicing backward paddling
So på is part of the normal pattern here. English does not need a preposition in the same way, but Norwegian often does.
What form is øver?
Øver is the present tense of å øve.
A useful thing for English speakers: Norwegian verbs do not change for different persons.
- jeg øver
- du øver
- vi øver
So the same present-tense form works with all subjects.
Why are bakoverpadlingen and styretaket written as one word?
Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as one word.
So:
- bakover + padling = bakoverpadling
- styre + tak = styretak
This is very common in Norwegian. Where English often uses two words or a hyphen, Norwegian often prefers one compound word.
Why do the nouns end in -en and -et?