Breakdown of Regnskapsføreren kontrollerer omsetningen og driftskostnaden.
og
and
kontrollere
to check
regnskapsføreren
the accountant
omsetningen
the turnover
Questions & Answers about Regnskapsføreren kontrollerer omsetningen og driftskostnaden.
Why does regnskapsføreren end in -en?
Because -en is the definite singular ending for many Norwegian nouns of common gender.
- en regnskapsfører = an accountant / a bookkeeper
- regnskapsføreren = the accountant / the bookkeeper
In Norwegian, the definite article is often attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like English the.
So this sentence literally looks like:
- regnskapsføreren = accountant-the
- kontrollerer = checks / controls
- omsetningen = turnover/revenue-the
- og = and
- driftskostnaden = operating cost-the
Why are omsetningen and driftskostnaden also definite?
For the same reason: Norwegian usually marks definiteness with an ending on the noun.
- en omsetning → omsetningen
- en driftskostnad → driftskostnaden
So the sentence is talking about specific things: the revenue/turnover and the operating cost.
This is very normal in Norwegian. English uses a separate word (the), but Norwegian often adds the definiteness directly to the noun.