Ved maskemarkøren begynner omgangen.

At the stitch marker, the knitting round begins.

Breakdown of Ved maskemarkøren begynner omgangen.

• begynne: to begin
• ved: at
• maskemarkøren: the stitch marker
• omgangen: the knitting round

Questions & Answers about Ved maskemarkøren begynner omgangen.

What does ved mean here?

Here ved means at, by, or next to. In this sentence, Ved maskemarkøren means at the stitch marker or by the stitch marker.

It sets the location where the round begins.

What is maskemarkøren?

Maskemarkøren is a compound noun:

• maske = stitch
• markør = marker
• maskemarkør = stitch marker
• maskemarkøren = the stitch marker

Norwegian very often joins nouns together into one word, so maskemarkør is written as a single word, not two separate words.

Why does maskemarkøren end in -en?

The ending -en is the definite ending for many masculine nouns in Norwegian. It works like the in English.

So:

• en maskemarkør = a stitch marker
• maskemarkøren = the stitch marker

Norwegian usually adds definiteness to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.

What does omgangen mean?