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Learn Hardcore Norwegian: Skattemeldingen er ferdig. - The tax return is ready.

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Skattemeldingen er ferdig.

Word

Skattemeldingen er ferdig.

Meaning

The tax return is ready.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Norwegian

Lesson

Starting a sole proprietorship

Breakdown of Skattemeldingen er ferdig.

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Questions & Answers about Skattemeldingen er ferdig.

Why is skattemeldingen written as one word?

Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as a single word. Here, the parts are:

skatt = tax
melding = message, notice, statement

Together, skattemelding is the standard word for the tax return or tax statement.

What does the ending -en in skattemeldingen mean?

It marks the noun as definite singular. In English, you would usually use the. So:

skattemelding = tax return / tax statement
skattemeldingen = the tax return / the tax statement

Why is there no separate word for the?

Because Norwegian usually adds definiteness to the end of the noun instead of putting a separate article in front. English says the tax return; Norwegian says skattemeldingen.

That is a very common pattern in Norwegian.

What does er mean?

Er means is here. It is the present tense of å være, which means to be.

So:

jeg er = I am
du er = you are
han/hun er = he/she is

What does ferdig mean here? Is it more like finished or ready?

It can mean both. In this sentence, ferdig means that the tax return is complete, finished, or ready.

Norwegian ferdig often covers both ideas:

Jeg er ferdig = I am finished / I am done
Maten er ferdig = The food is ready

Why does ferdig not change form here?

Here it is a predicate adjective after er, and ferdig is the normal singular form.

A useful comparison is:

Skattemeldingen er ferdig = The tax return is finished
Skattemeldingene er ferdige = The tax returns are finished

So the plural form is ferdige, but the singular here is ferdig.

Can I also say Skattemeldinga er ferdig?

Yes. That is also possible.

The noun melding can be treated as feminine in Bokmål, so you may see:

en skattemelding → skattemeldingen
ei skattemelding → skattemeldinga

Both are acceptable in Bokmål. Skattemeldingen is very common, while skattemeldinga may sound more feminine or more dialect-colored, depending on the speaker or writer.

Is this sentence Bokmål or Nynorsk?

This version is standard Bokmål.

A common Nynorsk version would be:

Skattemeldinga er ferdig

The structure is basically the same, but the noun ending is different.

How would I turn this into a question?

You usually put the verb first in a yes-no question:

Skattemeldingen er ferdig. = The tax return is finished.
Er skattemeldingen ferdig? = Is the tax return finished?

That verb-first pattern is very common in Norwegian.

Is skattemelding the same as selvangivelse?

More or less, yes. Selvangivelse is the older term, while skattemelding is the modern official term.

So if you see both words, they generally refer to the same kind of document, but skattemelding is the term you are more likely to meet in current official Norwegian.

How is Skattemeldingen er ferdig pronounced?

A rough English-friendly guide is:

SKAT-te-mel-ding-en er FER-di

A few quick notes:

The main stress in skattemeldingen is at the beginning: SKAT
The r in er is a Norwegian r, which varies by dialect
g at the end of ferdig is often not pronounced like a strong English g

You do not need perfect pronunciation right away; getting the rhythm and stress roughly right is a good start.

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