Kastestedet ligger bak markørdisken.

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Breakdown of Kastestedet ligger bak markørdisken.

• ligge: to lie (be located)
• markørdisken: the marker disc
• kastestedet: the throwing position (disc golf)

Questions & Answers about Kastestedet ligger bak markørdisken.

Why are kastestedet and markørdisken written as one word each?

Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as a single word.

• kastestedet = kaste
  • sted
    • -et
• markørdisken = markør
  • disk
    • -en

This is very normal in Norwegian. Where English often uses two words, Norwegian often prefers one compound word.

Examples:

• et kastested = a throwing place / throwing area
• en markørdisk = a marker desk/counter

The definite ending goes on the last part of the compound.

Why does kastestedet end in -et?

Because the head noun is sted, which is a neuter noun.

Its forms are:

• et sted = a place
• stedet = the place

So:

• et kastested = a throwing place
• kastestedet = the throwing place

In Norwegian compounds, the gender and article ending are determined by the last noun in the compound, here sted.

Why does markørdisken end in -en instead of -et?