Prøvingen begynner med måltakingen i morgen.

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Breakdown of Prøvingen begynner med måltakingen i morgen.

• i morgen: tomorrow
• begynne: to begin
• måltakingen: the taking of measurements

Questions & Answers about Prøvingen begynner med måltakingen i morgen.

What is the basic grammar of the sentence?

The sentence breaks down like this:

• Prøvingen = the subject
• begynner = the finite verb, present tense
• med måltakingen = a prepositional phrase, meaning with the measuring / with the taking of measurements
• i morgen = a time expression, tomorrow

So the structure is basically:

[Subject] + [verb] + [prepositional phrase] + [time]

That is a very normal Norwegian sentence pattern.

What kind of word is prøvingen?

Prøvingen is a noun, not a verb.

It comes from prøving, which is a noun related to å prøve. In this sentence, it refers to the fitting / the trying-on session / the testing process, depending on context.

The ending -en makes it definite singular, so:

• prøving = fitting / trying-on / testing
• prøvingen = the fitting / the trying-on / the testing

Norwegian often turns actions or processes into nouns this way.

Why do prøvingen and måltakingen end in -en?