Sykkelsetet er høyt.

The bicycle saddle is high.

Breakdown of Sykkelsetet er høyt.

• være: to be
• høy: high
• sykkelsetet: the bicycle saddle

Questions & Answers about Sykkelsetet er høyt.

Why is sykkelsetet written as one word?

Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as one word.

• sykkel = bicycle / bike
• sete = seat

So sykkelsete means bicycle seat.

Then -et is added to make it definite:

• et sykkelsete = a bicycle seat
• sykkelsetet = the bicycle seat

This is very normal in Norwegian. Where English often uses two words, Norwegian often makes a compound.

Why does sykkelsetet end in -et?

The ending -et is the definite article for many neuter nouns in Norwegian.

The noun is:

• et sete = a seat

When it becomes definite, it changes to:

• setet = the seat

The same happens in the compound:

• et sykkelsete = a bicycle seat
• sykkelsetet = the bicycle seat

So Norwegian often puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English does.

Why is it høyt and not høy?