Prisavslaget er rimelig.

The price reduction is reasonable.

Breakdown of Prisavslaget er rimelig.

• være: to be
• rimelig: reasonable
• prisavslaget: the price reduction

Questions & Answers about Prisavslaget er rimelig.

Why does prisavslaget end in -et?

Because -et is the definite singular ending for many neuter nouns in Norwegian.

• et prisavslag = a price reduction / a discount
• prisavslaget = the price reduction / the discount

The main noun here is avslag, which is a neuter noun, so the compound noun follows that pattern:

• et avslag
• avslaget

And because prisavslag is a compound built on avslag, it becomes:

• et prisavslag
• prisavslaget

Why is there no separate word for the before prisavslaget?

In Norwegian, definiteness is often shown by an ending on the noun rather than by a separate article.

So instead of saying something like the price reduction, Norwegian often says:

• prisavslaget

The ending itself already means the.

This is very common in Norwegian:

• en bil = a car
• bilen = the car
• et hus = a house
• huset = the house

So prisavslaget already includes the idea of the.

Is prisavslaget one word because Norwegian likes compounds?