Tiltaket starter i morgen.

tomorrow

Breakdown of Tiltaket starter i morgen.

• starte: to start
• tiltaket: the measure; initiative

Questions & Answers about Tiltaket starter i morgen.

What does tiltaket break down into?

Tiltaket = tiltak + -et.

• tiltak is a neuter noun meaning something like measure, initiative, action, or intervention, depending on context.
• -et is the definite article ending for a neuter noun.

So tiltaket means the measure, the initiative, or the action.

Why is it tiltaket and not det tiltaket?

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun:

• et tiltak = a measure / an initiative
• tiltaket = the measure / the initiative

Unlike English, you normally do not add a separate word like the in front.

You can sometimes see an extra determiner in phrases like:

• dette tiltaket = this measure
• det nye tiltaket = the new measure

But by itself, tiltaket already contains the idea of the.

Why is starter in the present tense if the sentence talks about tomorrow?