Grunnspillet er klart.

The base game is ready.

Breakdown of Grunnspillet er klart.

• være: to be
• klar: ready
• grunnspillet: the base game

Questions & Answers about Grunnspillet er klart.

Why is grunnspillet one word?

Norwegian often makes compound nouns where English would use two words.

• grunn = base, foundation
• spill = game

So grunnspill means base game.
Then -et is added to make it definite, giving grunnspillet = the base game.

This kind of compounding is very common in Norwegian.

Why does grunnspill become grunnspillet?

Because Norwegian usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun instead of putting a separate word like the in front.

• et grunnspill = a base game
• grunnspillet = the base game

The ending -et shows that the noun is:

• singular
• definite
• neuter

Why is there no separate word for the?

In this sentence, the is built into the noun itself.

English uses a separate article:

• the base game

Norwegian often uses a suffix:

• grunnspillet

So grunnspillet already includes the idea of the.

How do we know grunnspill is neuter?