Oppvarmingsleken er morsom.

to be

Breakdown of Oppvarmingsleken er morsom.

• morsom: funny
• oppvarmingsleken: the warm-up game

Questions & Answers about Oppvarmingsleken er morsom.

Why is oppvarmingsleken written as one long word?

Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as one word.

oppvarmingsleken can be broken down like this:

• oppvarming = warm-up
• -s- = a linking sound used in some compounds
• lek = play/game/activity
• -en = the definite ending for a common-gender noun

So the whole word means the warm-up game/activity.

This is very normal in Norwegian. Where English often uses several words, Norwegian often combines them into one.

Why is there no separate word for the?

Norwegian often adds the to the end of the noun instead of putting it before the noun.

For example:

• en lek = a game/activity
• leken = the game/activity

So in oppvarmingsleken, the ending -en already means the.

That is why Norwegian does not need a separate word like English the here.

What is the -s- in the middle of oppvarmingsleken?