Breakdown of Prisområdet står på regningen.
på
on
regningen
the bill
stå
to say (in writing)
prisområdet
the electricity price area
Questions & Answers about Prisområdet står på regningen.
Why is prisområdet written as one word?
Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as a single word.
- pris = price
- område = area / zone
So prisområde is one compound noun. English often separates these words more freely, but Norwegian normally does not.
Why does prisområdet end in -et?
The ending -et marks the noun as definite singular for a neuter noun.
- et prisområde = a price area / a pricing zone
- prisområdet = the price area / the pricing zone
So -et here works like English the, but it is attached to the noun instead of being a separate word.
Why is there no separate word for the before prisområdet?
In Norwegian, definiteness is often shown by adding an ending to the noun.
So instead of saying something like the price area, Norwegian says:
- prisområdet
The definite article is built into the noun itself.
Why is regningen also in a definite form?