Breakdown of Etableringsgebyret og månedsleien er høye.
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Those endings mark the definite form in Norwegian, often corresponding to English the.
- gebyret = the fee
- månedsleien = the monthly rent
So instead of usually putting a separate word before the noun, Norwegian often attaches definiteness to the end of the noun itself.
In this sentence:
- etableringsgebyret = the setup/establishment fee
- månedsleien = the monthly rent
Because the subject is plural in meaning: it refers to two things joined by og (and).
Norwegian predicate adjectives agree like this:
- høy for singular common-gender nouns
- høyt for singular neuter nouns
- høye for plural
Compare:
- Leien er høy. = The rent is high.
- Gebyret er høyt. = The fee is high.
- Gebyret og leien er høye. = The fee and the rent are high.
Even though each noun is singular by itself, together they form a plural subject, so høye is correct.