Spilllederen åpner rømningsrommet.

The game master opens the escape room.

Breakdown of Spilllederen åpner rømningsrommet.

• åpne: to open
• rømningsrommet: the escape room
• spilllederen: the game master

Questions & Answers about Spilllederen åpner rømningsrommet.

Why is spilllederen written as one word?

Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as one word. Here, spillleder is built from spill + leder, and then the definite ending -en is added: spilllederen. The same thing happens with rømningsrommet.

Why are there three ls in spilllederen?

Because spill ends in ll and leder begins with l. Norwegian keeps both parts when forming the compound, so you get spillleder with three ls in a row. It looks strange if you are used to English, but it is normal Norwegian spelling.

Why is there no separate word for the?

In Norwegian, the is often shown by an ending on the noun instead of a separate word. So spilllederen means the game master, and rømningsrommet means the escape room. English uses a separate article; Norwegian often uses a suffix.

Why does one noun end in -en and the other in -et?

Those endings show different grammatical genders. spillleder is a masculine noun, so the definite singular form is spilllederen. rom is a neuter noun, so the definite singular form is rommet, and therefore rømningsrommet in the compound. In compounds, the gender usually comes from the last part of the word.