Skisporene er tydelige.

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Breakdown of Skisporene er tydelige.

• tydelig: clear
• skisporene: the ski tracks in the snow

Questions & Answers about Skisporene er tydelige.

How is skisporene built up?

It is a compound noun plus a definite plural ending:

• ski = ski
• spor = track / trace
• skispor = ski track / ski trail mark
• skisporene = the ski tracks

So skisporene is basically ski-tracks-the, which is a very normal Norwegian way of expressing the ski tracks.

Why is there no separate word for the?

In Norwegian, definiteness is often shown by an ending on the noun instead of a separate word.

Here:

• skispor = ski tracks / ski track(s) in an indefinite sense
• skisporene = the ski tracks

The ending -ene marks definite plural.

So English uses a separate word:

• the ski tracks

But Norwegian usually attaches that meaning to the noun:

• skisporene

What is the singular form of skisporene?