Overraskelsesmomentet virker, bare vi hemmeligholder overraskelsesfesten.

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Breakdown of Overraskelsesmomentet virker, bare vi hemmeligholder overraskelsesfesten.

• virke: to work
• overraskelsesfesten: the surprise party
• overraskelsesmomentet: the element of surprise

Questions & Answers about Overraskelsesmomentet virker, bare vi hemmeligholder overraskelsesfesten.

Why is overraskelsesmomentet written as one long word?

Because Norwegian very often forms compound nouns by writing them as a single word.

So:

• overraskelse = surprise
• moment = element / factor / moment
• overraskelsesmoment = surprise element
• overraskelsesmomentet = the surprise element

The -s- in the middle is a common linking sound in compounds. It does not always have a separate meaning; it often just helps the word flow more naturally.

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Why does overraskelsesmomentet end in -et?

The ending -et marks the noun as definite singular for a neuter noun.

Here the base noun is:

• et moment = a moment / an element

So:

• et overraskelsesmoment = a surprise element
• overraskelsesmomentet = the surprise element

This is very common in Norwegian: instead of a separate word for the, the definiteness is often added to the end of the noun.

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What does virker mean here? Does it mean seems or works?