Rytmen følger takten.

to follow

Breakdown of Rytmen følger takten.

• rytmen: the rhythm
• takten: the beat

Questions & Answers about Rytmen følger takten.

Why do rytmen and takten both end in -en?

Because they are both in the definite singular form.

In Norwegian, instead of usually putting a separate word like the in front of the noun, you often add the definiteness to the end of the noun:

• en rytme = a rhythm

• rytmen = the rhythm

• en takt = a beat / a bar / a pulse
• takten = the beat

So Rytmen følger takten is literally structured like:

• rhythm-the follows beat-the

which corresponds to The rhythm follows the beat.

What are the basic dictionary forms of these nouns?

The dictionary forms are the indefinite singular forms:

• en rytme
• en takt

That means both nouns are typically common gender nouns, which usually take en in the singular.

Useful full forms:

• en rytme → rytmen → rytmer → rytmene
• en takt → takten → takter → taktene

So if you want to learn vocabulary from this sentence, the base words are rytme and takt.

What form is følger?