Oppsigelsesfristen er én måned.

The cancellation notice period is one month.

Breakdown of Oppsigelsesfristen er én måned.

• være: to be
• måneden: the month
• en: one
• oppsigelsesfristen: the notice period for cancellation

Questions & Answers about Oppsigelsesfristen er én måned.

What does oppsigelsesfristen mean exactly?

Oppsigelsesfristen means the notice period.

It is often used in work or rental contexts:

• at a job: the period between resignation/termination and the actual end date
• in housing: the period after giving notice before moving out

So Oppsigelsesfristen er én måned means that the notice period lasts one month.

Why is oppsigelsesfristen written as one long word?

Because Norwegian often makes compound nouns by joining words together.

Here, the parts are:

• oppsigelse = notice, resignation, termination
• frist = deadline, time limit, period
• -en = the (definite ending)

So:

• oppsigelsesfrist = notice period
• oppsigelsesfristen = the notice period

English usually writes this as separate words, but Norwegian usually combines them into one noun.

Why does oppsigelsesfristen end in -en?

The ending -en marks the noun as definite.

Compare:

• en oppsigelsesfrist = a notice period
• oppsigelsesfristen = the notice period

In Norwegian, the definite article is often added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like the in English.