Questions & Answers about Strikelommen kan gi en strike.
What is strikelommen? Is it one word or several words?
It is one word, and it is a compound noun, which is very common in Norwegian.
- strike = strike
- lomme = pocket
- strikelomme = strike pocket
- strikelommen = the strike pocket
Norwegian often joins nouns together where English might use two words.
Why does strikelommen end in -en?
The ending -en is the definite article attached to the noun, like the in English.
Here is the pattern:
- en lomme = a pocket
- lommen = the pocket
So:
- en strikelomme = a strike pocket
- strikelommen = the strike pocket
This is very normal in Norwegian: instead of putting a separate word for the, Norwegian usually adds the definite ending to the noun.
Why is it en strike and not just strike?
Because strike here is a countable noun, and Norwegian normally uses an article in the singular when the noun is indefinite.
So:
- en strike = a strike
- striken = the strike
This works much like English. If you mean one strike in general, you usually say en strike.
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