Bindingstiden, oppsigelsesfristen, månedsavgiften, påslaget og prisgarantien står i tilbudet.

Questions & Answers about Bindingstiden, oppsigelsesfristen, månedsavgiften, påslaget og prisgarantien står i tilbudet.

Why do the nouns end in -en or -et?

Those endings mark the definite form in Norwegian, roughly like the in English.

So:

  • bindingstidbindingstiden = the binding period
  • oppsigelsesfristoppsigelsesfristen = the notice period
  • månedsavgiftmånedsavgiften = the monthly fee
  • påslagpåslaget = the surcharge/markup
  • prisgarantiprisgarantien = the price guarantee
  • tilbudtilbudet = the offer

Unlike English, Norwegian usually adds definiteness to the end of the noun instead of putting a separate word in front.


Are these long words all compound nouns?

Yes. Norwegian uses compound nouns very heavily, and they are normally written as one word.

Here is how they break down:

  • bindingstid = binding

    • tid
      literally something like binding time/period

  • oppsigelsesfrist = oppsigelse

    • frist
      notice/cancellation
      • deadline/period

  • månedsavgift = måned

    • avgift
      month
      • fee

  • prisgaranti = pris

    • garanti
      price
      • guarantee

You will see this all the time in Norwegian, especially in formal or business language.


What is the -s- doing inside oppsigelsesfristen and månedsavgiften?

That -s- is a linking element used in many Norwegian compounds. It does not usually have a separate meaning by itself.

For example:

  • oppsigelse
    • fristoppsigelsesfrist
  • måned
    • avgiftmånedsavgift

English learners often expect compounds to be more transparent, but in Norwegian these linking sounds are very common. Sometimes it is -s-, sometimes another linking element, and sometimes nothing at all.

The important thing is to learn the full compound as a word.


Why is the verb står the same even though the subject is a whole list of things?

Because Norwegian verbs do not change for singular vs. plural in the present tense.

So:

  • Den står = it stands / it says
  • De står = they stand / they say

The form står stays the same.

This is much simpler than English, where we distinguish stands and stand.


Does står literally mean stands here?

Literally, yes, but here it is being used in a very common extended sense.

In sentences about text, documents, rules, or information, stå can mean:

  • be stated
  • be written
  • appear
  • be listed

So står i tilbudet means something like:

  • is stated in the offer
  • is listed in the offer
  • appears in the offer

This is a very natural use of stå in Norwegian.


Why does it say i tilbudet and not some other preposition?

I is used because the information is understood as being inside the document/offer, in the sense of being contained in it.

So:

  • står i tilbudet = is written/listed in the offer

That is very natural Norwegian.

A useful warning: på tilbud is a completely different expression and usually means on sale. So i tilbudet and på tilbud are not interchangeable.


Why are all these nouns definite? Why not use the indefinite forms?

The definite forms are used because the sentence refers to specific items in a specific offer.

It is not talking about such things in general. It is talking about the binding period, the notice period, the monthly fee, the surcharge, and the price guarantee connected with this particular case.

If you used indefinite forms, it would sound more general or less tied to a specific document.


Is the word order normal in this sentence?

Yes. The sentence follows the normal main-clause pattern:

  • Subject: Bindingstiden, oppsigelsesfristen, månedsavgiften, påslaget og prisgarantien
  • Verb: står
  • Adverbial/prepositional phrase: i tilbudet

So the structure is basically:

[These items] + [are listed] + [in the offer]

This is standard Norwegian word order.

You could also front the prepositional phrase for emphasis:

  • I tilbudet står bindingstiden, oppsigelsesfristen, månedsavgiften, påslaget og prisgarantien.

That is also correct, because Norwegian main clauses follow the verb-second (V2) rule.


Why are the nouns separated by commas like that?

Because they form a list.

The sentence lists several items:

  • bindingstiden
  • oppsigelsesfristen
  • månedsavgiften
  • påslaget
  • prisgarantien

Then og introduces the last item, just like and in English.

This punctuation works very much like an English list. Norwegian usually does not use an Oxford comma before og, so the sentence naturally appears without a comma before the last item.


How do I know which nouns take -en and which take -et in the definite form?

That depends on the noun’s gender.

In this sentence:

  • en bindingstidbindingstiden
  • en oppsigelsesfristoppsigelsesfristen
  • en månedsavgiftmånedsavgiften
  • en prisgarantiprisgarantien

These are common gender nouns, so they take -en in the definite singular.

But:

  • et påslagpåslaget
  • et tilbudtilbudet

These are neuter nouns, so they take -et in the definite singular.

So the ending helps show both definiteness and, often, gender.


Why are these compounds written as one word? In English I might expect separate words.

Because standard Norwegian normally writes compound nouns as one single word.

So Norwegian prefers:

  • månedsavgift
  • prisgaranti
  • oppsigelsesfrist

not separate words.

This is one of the biggest spelling differences between English and Norwegian. English often writes noun combinations as two words, but Norwegian usually joins them. If you split them up in Norwegian, it can look unnatural or even confusing.

So as a rule of thumb: if English has a noun phrase like monthly fee or price guarantee, Norwegian often has one compound noun instead.

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