Learn Hardcore Norwegian: Skytingen stopper nå.

Breakdown of Skytingen stopper nå.

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Why does skytingen end with -en?

Because skytingen is the definite form of the noun skyting.

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

So:

skyting stopper nå would sound like shooting stops now / shooting is stopping now
skytingen stopper nå = the shooting stops now

What kind of word is skyting?

Skyting is a noun, not a verb in this sentence. It comes from the verb å skyte (to shoot).

So even though English also uses shooting, in Norwegian this is behaving like a regular noun:

This is very common in Norwegian: verbs can form nouns in -ing.

Does skytingen specifically mean gunfire, or could it mean other kinds of shooting too?