Stemmingen følger referansetonen.

The tuning follows the reference tone.

Breakdown of Stemmingen følger referansetonen.

• følge: to follow
• stemmingen: the tuning
• referansetonen: the reference tone

Questions & Answers about Stemmingen følger referansetonen.

Why do stemmingen and referansetonen both end in -en?

In Norwegian, -en is the usual definite singular ending for many masculine nouns.

So:

• stemming = tuning
• stemmingen = the tuning

and:

• referansetone = reference tone / reference pitch
• referansetonen = the reference tone / the reference pitch

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

What is the base form of følger?

The base form is å følge, which means to follow.

Here are the forms:

• å følge = to follow
• følger = follow / follows (present tense)

Norwegian verbs do not change depending on the subject the way English verbs do. So the same form følger is used with jeg, du, han, vi, etc. in the present tense.

Examples:

• Jeg følger = I follow
• Hun følger = she follows
• De følger = they follow

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