Akkrediteringen begynner her.

Accreditation begins here.

Breakdown of Akkrediteringen begynner her.

• begynne: to begin
• her: here
• akkrediteringen: the accreditation

Questions & Answers about Akkrediteringen begynner her.

Why does akkreditering become akkrediteringen here?

Because -en at the end makes the noun definite singular.

• akkreditering = accreditation / accrediting in a general sense
• akkrediteringen = the accreditation

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

So:

• en akkreditering = an accreditation
• akkrediteringen = the accreditation

What gender is akkreditering, and does that matter here?

Akkreditering is typically a masculine noun in Bokmål: en akkreditering.

That matters because the definite singular ending for many masculine nouns is -en:

• en bil → bilen
• en akkreditering → akkrediteringen

In practice, many feminine nouns can also take masculine-style forms in Bokmål, but akkreditering is normally treated as masculine.

Why is there no separate word for the?

Norwegian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun.

English:

• the accreditation

Norwegian:

• akkrediteringen

This is one of the biggest structural differences from English. Instead of using a separate article before the noun, Norwegian often uses a suffix.