Fakturanummeret står øverst.

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Breakdown of Fakturanummeret står øverst.

• stå: to say (in writing)
• fakturanummeret: the invoice number

Questions & Answers about Fakturanummeret står øverst.

Why is fakturanummeret one word?

Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as a single word.
So:

• faktura = invoice
• nummer = number
• fakturanummer = invoice number

This is very common in Norwegian. Where English often uses two words, Norwegian often uses one compound word.

Why does fakturanummeret end in -et?

The ending -et marks the noun as definite singular.

So:

• et fakturanummer = an invoice number
• fakturanummeret = the invoice number

Unlike English, Norwegian often adds definiteness to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.

Why is there no separate word for the?

Because in Norwegian, definiteness is usually built into the noun itself.

In this sentence:

• fakturanummeret already means the invoice number

So you do not need a separate word before it.

Why is it et fakturanummer and not en fakturanummer?