Deigspenningen påvirker snittet.

to affect; influence

Breakdown of Deigspenningen påvirker snittet.

• deigspenningen: the tension in the dough
• snittet: the score in the dough

Questions & Answers about Deigspenningen påvirker snittet.

Why is deigspenningen written as one word?

Because Norwegian often forms compound nouns by joining words together.

• deig = dough
• spenning = tension

So deigspenning means dough tension.

Then the ending -en is added to make it definite singular:

• en deigspenning = a dough tension
• deigspenningen = the dough tension

This kind of one-word compound is very common in Norwegian.

What does the ending -en in deigspenningen mean?

It is the definite article attached to the noun.

In English, you usually put the before the noun:

• the dough tension

In Norwegian, the definiteness is usually added to the end:

• deigspenningen = the dough tension

The same pattern appears in:

• snittet = the cut / the score

So the sentence uses two definite nouns:

• deigspenningen = the dough tension
• snittet = the cut

Why is it snittet and not just snitt?