Breakdown of Hver endring gir en tydelig forbedring i teksten.
en
a
i
in
gi
to give
hver
each
teksten
the text
endringen
the change
tydelig
clear
forbedringen
the improvement
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Questions & Answers about Hver endring gir en tydelig forbedring i teksten.
What does hver mean and why is the noun endring singular here?
hver means each (or every) and always pairs with a singular noun to emphasize items one at a time. Hence hver endring = each change, not hver endringer.
What is the difference between endring and forbedring?
Both words end in -ing, but endring is a change (neutral alteration) while forbedring is an improvement (a positive enhancement).
Why doesn’t the adjective tydelig take an -e ending in en tydelig forbedring?
In indefinite singular common-gender constructions, adjectives remain uninflected: the pattern is en + adjective + noun. They only take -e in definite forms or plural contexts.
Why does tydelig come before forbedring instead of after it?
Norwegian uses attributive adjectives before the noun, following determiner + adjective + noun. Placing the adjective after the noun would either be ungrammatical here or create a predicate structure, not an attributive one.
Why is the preposition i used in i teksten, and not på teksten?
i translates to in and indicates something contained or inside. på means on, so på teksten would literally mean on the text, which isn’t the intended meaning of in the text.
How would you express this sentence in the plural, e.g. “each change gives clear improvements in the text”?
You can say
Hver endring gir tydelige forbedringer i teksten
Here tydelige is the plural form of the adjective and forbedringer is the plural noun.
How do you turn this statement into a yes/no question?
Invert the verb and subject:
Gir hver endring en tydelig forbedring i teksten?
What is the default word order in a Norwegian main clause, and how does this sentence illustrate it?
Norwegian uses Subject-Verb-Object, with adverbials after the object. Here it is:
Subject = Hver endring
Verb = gir
Object = en tydelig forbedring
Adverbial = i teksten
Could you replace hver endring with alle endringer, and what difference in meaning would that make?
Yes. Alle endringer means all changes collectively, whereas hver endring emphasizes them one by one (each change).
Why is the article en used for endring and forbedring?
Both endring and forbedring are common-gender nouns in Norwegian, so they take the indefinite article en in singular form.