Nedjoggingen holder løpsfarten lav.

to keep

Breakdown of Nedjoggingen holder løpsfarten lav.

• lav: low
• nedjoggingen: the cool-down jog
• løpsfarten: the running pace

Questions & Answers about Nedjoggingen holder løpsfarten lav.

Why does nedjoggingen end in -en?

The ending -en marks the noun as definite singular.

• nedjogging = a cool-down jog / cool-down jogging
• nedjoggingen = the cool-down jog / the cool-down phase

In Norwegian, definiteness is usually added to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.

Is nedjogging a normal Norwegian word?

Yes. It is a natural fitness/exercise word in Norwegian.

It is built from:

• ned- = down
• jogging = jogging

So it literally suggests jogging down, which matches the idea of a cool-down jog after harder running.

Why is the verb holder used here? Doesn’t it usually mean holds?

Yes, å holde often means to hold, but it also very commonly means to keep.

In this sentence, the pattern is:

holde + object + adjective

That means keep something in a certain state.

So:

• holder løpsfarten lav = keeps the running pace low

This is a very normal Norwegian structure.

Why is it holder and not holde?