Føringen og følgingen øves sammen.

Because -en is the definite singular ending for many masculine and feminine/common-gender nouns in Norwegian.

So:

• føring = leading
• føringen = the leading
• følging = following
• følgingen = the following

Unlike English, Norwegian often puts the at the end of the noun instead of as a separate word.

They are nouns made from verbs.

• å føre = to lead
• å følge = to follow

From these verbs, Norwegian can form action nouns:

• føring = leading / guidance / conducting, depending on context
• følging = following

In this sentence, they refer to the two roles or actions: the leading and the following.

Norwegian often forms nouns from verbs with -ing:

• å trene → trening
• å tegne → tegning
• å følge → følging

So følgingen is simply the definite form of that noun.

That said, exactly which -ing nouns sound most natural can depend on context. In this sentence, følgingen is being used as an abstract noun meaning the following/follower-role.

Øves is the present tense s-passive form of å øve.

• å øve = to practice
• øver = practices / practice
• øves = is practiced / are practiced

So Føringen og følgingen øves sammen means that these two things are practiced together.

Yes. This is an example of the Norwegian s-passive.

Norwegian often makes the passive in two ways:

1. -s passive
   • øves
2. bli-passive
   • blir øvd

Both can express passive meaning, but the -s passive is often shorter and more neutral in instructional or formal language.

So this sentence could also be expressed as:

• Føringen og følgingen blir øvd sammen.

But øves is compact and very natural in this kind of statement.

Because in Norwegian, definiteness is usually built into the noun itself.

Compare:

• en bil = a car
• bilen = the car

So:

• føring = leading
• føringen = the leading

You do not normally need a separate word like the before the noun.

Sammen means together, and placing it at the end is very natural in Norwegian.

So the sentence structure is:

• Føringen og følgingen = subject
• øves = verb
• sammen = adverb

Literally:

• The leading and the following are practiced together.

Adverbs like sammen often come after the verb in simple main clauses like this.

Because Norwegian, like English, uses one verb for a compound subject joined by og (and).

So:

• Føringen og følgingen = the leading and the following
• øves = are practiced

Also, in the present tense passive form øves, Norwegian does not show singular/plural agreement the way some other languages do. The same form works here.

It uses the definite form, but in Norwegian that can still sound natural when talking about general concepts, especially in instructional or technical contexts.

So føringen og følgingen can mean something like:

• the leading and the following
• or more naturally in English, leading and following

Norwegian often uses the definite form for concepts that English may express more generally.

Yes, but that would slightly change the style.

For example:

• Å føre og å følge øves sammen.

This is possible, but føringen og følgingen sounds more like named activities or roles, while å føre og å følge sounds more directly like the actions to lead and to follow.

So the noun forms make the sentence feel a bit more like a general instruction or training description.

You can break it down like this:

• føringen = the leading
• og = and
• følgingen = the following
• øves = are practiced
• sammen = together

So the structure is:

[subject] + [passive verb] + [adverb]

That makes it a very typical Norwegian main clause.

The difference is mainly active vs. passive.

• Vi øver føringen og følgingen sammen. = We practice the leading and the following together.

This is active: someone is doing the practicing.

• Føringen og følgingen øves sammen. = The leading and the following are practiced together.

This is passive: the focus is on what is being practiced, not on who is doing it.

That is why the given sentence sounds more neutral and instructional.