Merverdiavgiftsregisteret er offentlig.

The VAT Register is public.

Breakdown of Merverdiavgiftsregisteret er offentlig.

• være: to be
• offentlig: public
• Merverdiavgiftsregisteret: the VAT Register

Questions & Answers about Merverdiavgiftsregisteret er offentlig.

Why is Merverdiavgiftsregisteret written as one long word?

Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as one word.

So where English often writes value added tax register, Norwegian packs the parts together:

• merverdiavgift = VAT
• register = register / registry

That gives merverdiavgiftsregister.

This is very normal in Norwegian. Long compound nouns can look intimidating, but they are usually just smaller words joined together.

How do I break Merverdiavgiftsregisteret into parts?

A useful breakdown is:

• merverdi = added value
• avgift = tax / fee
• merverdiavgift = value-added tax
• register = register
• -et = the definite ending

So:

• merverdiavgiftsregister = VAT register
• merverdiavgiftsregisteret = the VAT register

Why is there an -s- in merverdiavgiftsregisteret?