Nølingen stopper.

to stop

Breakdown of Nølingen stopper.

• nølingen: the hesitation

Questions & Answers about Nølingen stopper.

What does nølingen mean here?

Nølingen is the noun nøling in the definite singular form.

• nøling = hesitation, hesitating, sometimes delay depending on context
• nølingen = the hesitation

So the sentence is talking about a specific hesitation, not hesitation in general.

Why does nøling become nølingen?

Because Norwegian often adds an ending to the noun to show the.

Here, -en marks the definite singular:

• nøling = a hesitation / hesitation
• nølingen = the hesitation

This is very common in Norwegian. Instead of putting a separate word before the noun, Norwegian often attaches the definiteness to the end of the noun.

What form is stopper?

Stopper is the present tense of å stoppe.

• å stoppe = to stop
• stopper = stops / is stopping

So Nølingen stopper literally means The hesitation stops or The hesitation is stopping, depending on how you express it in English.

Why is there no separate word for is?