Word
Skiføret er i og for seg godt, men festesmøring trengs.
Meaning
The skiing conditions are good in themselves, but grip wax is needed.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Skiføret er i og for seg godt, men festesmøring trengs.
være
to be
trenge
to need
god
good
festesmøringen
the grip wax
Questions & Answers about Skiføret er i og for seg godt, men festesmøring trengs.
What does skiføret mean exactly, and why is it one word?
Skiføret is a compound noun: ski + føre.
- føre means the surface/conditions for travelling, especially on snow or roads.
- skiføre means skiing conditions.
- skiføret is the definite singular form, so literally the skiing conditions.
Norwegian forms compounds very freely, much more than English does, so putting these words together into one noun is completely normal.
Why is it skiføret and not skiføre here?
Because -et marks the definite form of this neuter noun.
- et skiføre = a skiing condition / skiing conditions
- skiføret = the skiing conditions
In context, Norwegian often uses the definite form where English might use a more general expression like the ski conditions or simply conditions. It sounds natural because the speaker is referring to the actual conditions being discussed.
Why is it godt and not god?