Intervalløkten begynner etter oppvarmingsjoggen.

The interval session begins after the warm-up jog.

Breakdown of Intervalløkten begynner etter oppvarmingsjoggen.

• begynne: to begin
• etter: after
• intervalløkten: the interval session
• oppvarmingsjoggen: the warm-up jog

Questions & Answers about Intervalløkten begynner etter oppvarmingsjoggen.

Why are intervalløkten and oppvarmingsjoggen written as single words?

Because Norwegian forms compound nouns very freely. What English often writes as two or more words, Norwegian often writes as one:

• intervall + økt = intervalløkt
• oppvarming + jogg = oppvarmingsjogg

Then the definite ending is added:

• intervalløkten = the interval session/workout
• oppvarmingsjoggen = the warm-up jog

This is very normal in Norwegian, and writing them as separate words would usually look wrong.

What does the ending -en mean in intervalløkten and oppvarmingsjoggen?

The ending -en marks the definite singular for many Norwegian nouns. In other words, it often means the.

So:

• en intervalløkt = an interval session
• intervalløkten = the interval session

and:

• en oppvarmingsjogg = a warm-up jog
• oppvarmingsjoggen = the warm-up jog

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

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