Generalforsamlingen begynner snart.

The general meeting begins soon.

Breakdown of Generalforsamlingen begynner snart.

• snart: soon
• begynne: to begin
• generalforsamlingen: the housing-cooperative general meeting

Questions & Answers about Generalforsamlingen begynner snart.

Why is Generalforsamlingen one long word?

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

Here, Generalforsamlingen is built from:

• general = general
• forsamling = assembly / meeting
• -en = the

So the core noun is generalforsamling = general assembly, and generalforsamlingen = the general assembly.

This is very normal in Norwegian. Where English often uses two words, Norwegian often prefers one compound word.

Why does Generalforsamlingen end in -en?

The ending -en is the definite singular ending for many masculine nouns in Norwegian.

So:

• en generalforsamling = a general assembly
• generalforsamlingen = the general assembly

In Norwegian, the definite article is often attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like English the.

What form is begynner?