Forsikringsselskapet sammenligner skademeldingen med kjøpsbeviset og reiseforsikringsbeviset.

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Breakdown of Forsikringsselskapet sammenligner skademeldingen med kjøpsbeviset og reiseforsikringsbeviset.

• og: and
• sammenligne: to compare
• forsikringsselskapet: the insurance company

Questions & Answers about Forsikringsselskapet sammenligner skademeldingen med kjøpsbeviset og reiseforsikringsbeviset.

Why is Forsikringsselskapet one long word?

Because Norwegian very often makes compound nouns by joining smaller words together.

Forsikringsselskapet is built from:

• forsikring = insurance
• selskap = company
• -et = the definite ending for a neuter singular noun

So:

• forsikringsselskap = insurance company
• forsikringsselskapet = the insurance company

This is much more common in Norwegian than in English. Where English often uses several words, Norwegian often prefers one compound word.

Why is there no separate word for the?

In Norwegian, the is usually added to the end of the noun instead of standing in front of it.

In this sentence:

• forsikringsselskapet = the insurance company
• skademeldingen = the damage report / claim report
• kjøpsbeviset = the proof of purchase / receipt
• reiseforsikringsbeviset = the travel insurance certificate

This is called the definite form.

A very important pattern is:

• et selskap = a company

• selskapet = the company

• en melding = a report/message
• meldingen = the report

So English uses a separate article, but Norwegian often uses an ending instead.