Etter hvert som stiklingen vokser, blir røttene lengre.

to become

Breakdown of Etter hvert som stiklingen vokser, blir røttene lengre.

• vokse: to grow
• lengre: longer
• etter hvert som: as; gradually as

Questions & Answers about Etter hvert som stiklingen vokser, blir røttene lengre.

What does etter hvert som mean, and why is it used here?

Etter hvert som means something like as, as time goes on, or gradually as.

In this sentence, it shows that the two things happen progressively at the same time:

• Etter hvert som stiklingen vokser = As the cutting grows
• blir røttene lengre = the roots become longer

So etter hvert som is a good choice when one change happens little by little while another process is also developing.

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Why is it stiklingen and not just stikling?

Stiklingen is the definite singular form of stikling.

In Norwegian, definiteness is usually shown by adding an ending to the noun:

• en stikling = a cutting
• stiklingen = the cutting

Here, the sentence is talking about the specific cutting being discussed, so stiklingen is used.

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Why is it røttene and not røtter?