Word
Etter øvelsen føler jeg meg mindre stresset.
Meaning
After the exercise I feel less stressed.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Etter øvelsen føler jeg meg mindre stresset.
jeg
I
etter
after
føle seg
to feel
øvelsen
the exercise
Questions & Answers about Etter øvelsen føler jeg meg mindre stresset.
Why is it øvelsen and not øvelse at the start of the sentence?
Øvelse is the basic form (indefinite singular) and means “an exercise / a practice / a drill.”
Øvelsen is the definite singular form and means “the exercise / the practice.”
In Norwegian you normally use the definite form when both speaker and listener know which specific exercise/practice you are talking about, for example:
- Etter øvelsen = After the (specific) exercise/practice (we just had / we know about)
- Etter en øvelse = After an exercise (one of many, not specified which)
So øvelsen is used because it refers to a particular exercise or practice session already known from context.
What gender is øvelse, and how do its forms work?