Kursplanen beskriver samlingen.

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Breakdown of Kursplanen beskriver samlingen.

• kursplanen: the course plan
• samlingen: the in-person session

Questions & Answers about Kursplanen beskriver samlingen.

Why do kursplanen and samlingen end in -en?

In Norwegian, -en is often the definite article attached to the end of a noun.

So:

• en kursplan = a course plan / syllabus
• kursplanen = the course plan / the syllabus

and

• en samling = a gathering / session / collection depending on context
• samlingen = the gathering / the session / the collection

Unlike English, Norwegian usually puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word.

Why is there no separate word for the in the sentence?

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

English says:

• the course plan
• the session

Norwegian says:

• kursplanen
• samlingen

So the sentence does not need a separate word like English the.

Is kursplanen one word because Norwegian likes compound nouns?

Yes. Norwegian very often makes compound nouns by joining words together.

Here:

• kurs = course
• plan = plan

So:

• kursplan = course plan

Then the definite ending is added:

• kursplanen = the course plan

This is very normal in Norwegian. English often writes these as two words, but Norwegian frequently combines them into one.