Hendelsesforløpet står i rapporten.

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Breakdown of Hendelsesforløpet står i rapporten.

• rapporten: the report
• stå: to say (in writing)
• hendelsesforløpet: the sequence of events

Questions & Answers about Hendelsesforløpet står i rapporten.

What does hendelsesforløpet mean?

Hendelsesforløpet is a compound noun. It is made up of:

• hendelse = event, incident
• forløp = course, progression, sequence
• -et = the definite ending for a neuter noun

So hendelsesforløpet means something like:

• the course of events
• the sequence of events
• the progression of the incident

The exact English wording depends on context.

Why is hendelsesforløpet one long word?

Because Norwegian, like German, often forms compound nouns by writing them as a single word.

So instead of writing something like event course as two separate words, Norwegian combines them:

• hendelse
  • forløp → hendelsesforløp

Notice that hendelse becomes hendelses- inside the compound. That -s- is a common linking sound in Norwegian compounds.

Why does hendelsesforløpet end in -et?

The ending -et shows that the noun is definite singular for a neuter noun.

The base form is:

• et hendelsesforløp = a sequence/course of events

The definite form is:

• hendelsesforløpet = the sequence/course of events

This is very common in Norwegian: instead of using a separate word for the, Norwegian often adds the definite ending to the noun itself.