Breakdown of Scenepartneren finner på roller for ikke å miste tråden.
rollen
the role
for ikke å ...
in order not to
scenepartneren
the scene partner
miste tråden
to lose the thread
Questions & Answers about Scenepartneren finner på roller for ikke å miste tråden.
Why is scenepartneren written as one word, and what does the -en ending do?
Norwegian very often forms compound nouns as a single word, where English would often use two words.
So:
- scene = scene
- partner = partner
- scenepartner = scene partner / acting partner
The ending -en makes the noun definite singular, so:
- en scenepartner = a scene partner
- scenepartneren = the scene partner
So scenepartneren means the scene partner.
Why is it finner på and not just finner?
Because finne på is a fixed expression with a different meaning from finne alone.
- finne = find
- finne på = make up, invent, come up with
So here finner på roller means makes up roles or comes up with roles.
This is similar to phrasal verbs in English, where adding a small word changes the meaning:
- find
- find out
- make
- make up
In Norwegian, på is an important part of the verb here.
Why is roller plural, and why does it have no article?