Bruddgebyret er høyt.

The early-termination fee is high.

Breakdown of Bruddgebyret er høyt.

• være: to be
• høy: high
• bruddgebyret: the early-termination fee

Questions & Answers about Bruddgebyret er høyt.

What is bruddgebyret made up of?

It is a compound noun:

• brudd = break, breach, cancellation, termination, etc. depending on context
• gebyr = fee
• -et = the definite ending for a singular neuter noun

So bruddgebyret is literally the break/breach/cancellation fee. In Norwegian, the last part of a compound usually tells you what kind of thing it is. Here, it is a type of gebyr.

Why is bruddgebyret written as one word?

Because Norwegian normally writes compound nouns as a single word.

English often uses two words, such as cancellation fee, but Norwegian usually combines them:

• bruddgebyr = cancellation fee / breach fee

Writing brudd gebyr would look wrong in standard Norwegian.

Why does the noun end in -et?

Because gebyr is a neuter noun.

Its basic forms are:

• et gebyr = a fee
• gebyret = the fee

The same pattern applies to the compound:

• et bruddgebyr = a cancellation/breach fee
• bruddgebyret = the cancellation/breach fee

So -et is doing the job that the does in English.

Why is there no separate word for the?