Hjerteinfarktet kom plutselig.

to come

Breakdown of Hjerteinfarktet kom plutselig.

• plutselig: suddenly
• hjerteinfarktet: the heart attack

Questions & Answers about Hjerteinfarktet kom plutselig.

Why is hjerteinfarkt written as one word?

Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as a single word. Here, hjerte + infarkt becomes hjerteinfarkt.

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

What does the -et in hjerteinfarktet mean?

The -et is the definite article attached to the noun. So:

• et hjerteinfarkt = a heart attack
• hjerteinfarktet = the heart attack

In Norwegian, the is often added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word.

Why is it -et and not -en?

Because hjerteinfarkt is a neuter noun.

Its basic form is et hjerteinfarkt, so the definite singular becomes hjerteinfarktet.
If it were a masculine noun, you would usually expect -en instead.

What is the verb in this sentence, and why is it kom?

The verb is kom, which is the past tense of å komme = to come.

So:

• å komme = to come
• kommer = comes / is coming
• kom = came

This is an irregular verb, so the past tense is not made by simply adding a regular ending.