Spareslaget blir vanskelig med splitten.

The spare attempt becomes difficult with the split.

Breakdown of Spareslaget blir vanskelig med splitten.

• med: with
• bli: to become
• vanskelig: difficult
• spareslaget: the spare attempt

Questions & Answers about Spareslaget blir vanskelig med splitten.

What exactly is spareslaget?

Spareslaget is a compound noun:

• spare = the bowling term spare
• slag = shot, stroke, or throw

So:

• et spareslag = a spare shot / a spare attempt
• spareslaget = the spare shot / the spare attempt

Here spare is not related to English spare meaning extra or the verb to spare. It is the bowling term.

Why is spareslaget written as one word?

Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as one word.

So English often has:

• spare shot

But Norwegian normally makes one compound:

• spareslag

Then the definite ending is added:

• spareslaget

This is very typical in Norwegian. English speakers often want to split compounds into two words, but in Norwegian that is usually wrong.

Why does spareslaget end in -et?