Foretaksregisteret og Merverdiavgiftsregisteret er offentlige.

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Breakdown of Foretaksregisteret og Merverdiavgiftsregisteret er offentlige.

• og: and
• offentlig: public
• Foretaksregisteret: the Register of Business Enterprises

Questions & Answers about Foretaksregisteret og Merverdiavgiftsregisteret er offentlige.

Why do both nouns end in -et?

Because -et is the usual definite ending for a singular neuter noun in Norwegian.

• et register = a register
• registeret = the register

Both Foretaksregisteret and Merverdiavgiftsregisteret are compound nouns whose last part is register, so the definite ending is added at the end of the whole compound.

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Why isn’t there a separate word for the?

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the noun as a suffix instead of being a separate word.

So instead of saying something like the register, Norwegian normally says:

• registeret = the register

That is why you do not see a separate word like English the in this sentence.

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Why is offentlige plural when each register seems singular?