Terskelfarten påvirker formkurven.

The threshold pace affects the performance curve.

Breakdown of Terskelfarten påvirker formkurven.

• påvirke: to affect; influence
• terskelfarten: the threshold pace
• formkurven: the performance curve

Questions & Answers about Terskelfarten påvirker formkurven.

Why do both terskelfarten and formkurven end in -en?

Because -en is the common definite singular ending for many Norwegian nouns.

• terskelfart = threshold pace/speed
• terskelfarten = the threshold pace
• formkurve = fitness/form curve
• formkurven = the fitness/form curve

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like the in English.

Why isn’t there a separate word for the?

Norwegian usually puts definiteness on the noun itself.

So instead of saying something like the threshold pace, Norwegian often says:

• terskelfarten

And instead of the form curve:

• formkurven

This is very normal in Norwegian. The ending often does the job that the does in English.

What is the base form of påvirker?

The base form is påvirke, which means to affect or to influence.

Here, påvirker is the present tense:

• å påvirke = to affect
• påvirker = affects / is affecting

So the sentence structure is:

• Terskelfarten = subject
• påvirker = verb
• formkurven = object