Resultatet er en splitt snarere enn en strike.

Snarere enn means rather than.

In this sentence, it contrasts two possibilities:

• en splitt = a split
• en strike = a strike

So Resultatet er en splitt snarere enn en strike means that the result is a split, not a strike.

A few notes:

• snarere enn is a fairly standard written/spoken way to say rather than
• In more casual speech, Norwegian might also use heller enn in some contexts, but snarere enn fits very naturally here

Resultatet is the definite form of resultat, meaning the result.

Norwegian nouns often add an ending to show definiteness:

• et resultat = a result
• resultatet = the result

So:

• Resultatet er ... = The result is ...

This is one of the biggest differences from English: Norwegian usually marks the by attaching it to the noun instead of putting a separate word in front of it.

Because both splitt and strike are treated as common gender nouns in Norwegian, so they take en.

• en splitt
• en strike

In Norwegian, nouns usually have grammatical gender, most commonly:

• en words (common gender)
• et words (neuter)

Even loanwords from English have to fit into the Norwegian gender system, and these are commonly used as en nouns.

Yes, basically. These are loanwords, especially in sports contexts like bowling.

Norwegian often borrows sports terms from English, but the words are then adapted to Norwegian grammar. That means they can take:

• an article: en strike
• a definite ending: striken or sometimes usage may vary depending on speaker/context
• plural forms according to Norwegian patterns, though actual usage can vary with loanwords

So even though the words come from English, in Norwegian they behave like Norwegian nouns in the sentence.

Yes. This is normal Norwegian word order for a simple statement:

• Subject + verb + complement

Here:

• Resultatet = subject
• er = verb
• en splitt snarere enn en strike = subject complement

So it works just like English:

• The result is a split rather than a strike

This is very standard Norwegian sentence structure.

Er means is, while blir means becomes / is becoming / will be depending on context.

In this sentence, the speaker is identifying what the result is, not describing a change into that result.

• Resultatet er en splitt = The result is a split
• Resultatet blir en splitt = The result becomes / turns out to be a split

So er is the natural choice when simply stating the result.

Usually yes, but not always word-for-word in every context.

In this sentence, rather than is a perfect match:

• en splitt snarere enn en strike
• a split rather than a strike

But in other contexts, natural English might prefer:

• instead of
• more ... than ...
• not so much ... as ...

So snarere enn often corresponds to rather than, but the best English translation can depend on context.

Because the sentence is talking about a split and a strike, not the split and the strike.

That is why Norwegian uses the indefinite article:

• en splitt
• en strike

If you wanted the split or the strike, Norwegian would normally use definite forms:

• splitten
• striken

So the sentence is indefinite for those two nouns, just like in English.

Splitt is the Norwegian-adapted spelling and is a very natural form in Norwegian. In sports language, especially with borrowed terms, variation can happen, but splitt is a standard-looking Norwegian form.

This is common with loanwords: sometimes Norwegian keeps the English spelling, and sometimes the word is adapted to Norwegian spelling conventions.

So for a learner, splitt is a good form to recognize and use.

The given sentence is already natural, but snarere enn is a little more formal or polished than the most casual everyday phrasing.

A more conversational version might be:

• Resultatet er en splitt, ikke en strike.
• Det ble en splitt, ikke en strike.

These mean roughly:

• The result is a split, not a strike.
• It turned out to be a split, not a strike.

So the original sentence is perfectly good Norwegian, but it has a slightly more formal contrast structure because of snarere enn.

A rough guide for an English speaker is:

• snarere ≈ SNAH-reh-reh
• enn ≈ en with a short e

A few things to keep in mind:

• the r sounds are Norwegian r sounds, which vary by dialect
• snarere has three syllables
• enn is short and unstressed here

You do not need a perfect accent at first; the important thing is recognizing that snarere enn functions as one expression meaning rather than.