Sidesømmen må flyttes.

The side seam must be moved.

Breakdown of Sidesømmen må flyttes.

• må: must
• flytte: to move
• sidesømmen: the side seam

Questions & Answers about Sidesømmen må flyttes.

Why is sidesømmen written as one word?

Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as a single word.

• side = side
• søm = seam
• sidesøm = side seam

Then the definite ending is added to the whole compound:

• en sidesøm = a side seam
• sidesømmen = the side seam

This is very normal in Norwegian. English often uses two words where Norwegian uses one.

What does the ending -en mean in sidesømmen?

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

So:

• en sidesøm = a side seam
• sidesømmen = the side seam

Unlike English, Norwegian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.

What gender is sidesøm?

Sidesøm is masculine in Bokmål, so its basic forms are:

• en sidesøm = a side seam
• sidesømmen = the side seam
• sidesømmer = side seams
• sidesømmene = the side seams

In compounds, the gender usually comes from the main final noun, which here is søm.

What does må mean here?