Breakdown of Jo bedre tyngdeoverføringen er, desto lettere blir diagonalgangen.
være
to be
bli
to become
lett
easy
bedre
better
Questions & Answers about Jo bedre tyngdeoverføringen er, desto lettere blir diagonalgangen.
What does the pattern jo ..., desto ... mean?
It means the ..., the ... in English.
This is a very common Norwegian pattern for showing that one thing changes together with another:
- Jo bedre ..., desto lettere ...
- The better ..., the easier ...
So the sentence is built around a comparison relationship: if one factor improves, the other changes too.
Why are bedre and lettere used here?
They are both comparative forms.
- bedre = better
Base form: god / bra - lettere = easier / lighter
Base form: lett
So Norwegian is comparing two things:
- how good the weight transfer is
- how easy the diagonal stride is
A native English speaker may especially notice that bedre is irregular, just like better in English.
What does tyngdeoverføring mean literally?