Breakdown of Den nominelle renten er lav, men den effektive renten er høy.
være
to be
men
but
høy
high
lav
low
Questions & Answers about Den nominelle renten er lav, men den effektive renten er høy.
Why does Norwegian have both den and -en in den nominelle renten?
This is the normal Bokmål pattern called double definiteness.
- rente = interest rate
- renten = the interest rate
- den nominelle renten = the nominal interest rate
When a noun is definite and has an adjective before it, Norwegian usually uses:
- den/det/de before the adjective
- and the noun in its definite form
So den nominelle renten is the expected structure. Without an adjective, you would normally just say renten.
Why do nominelle and effektive end in -e?
Because adjectives before a definite noun normally take the -e form in Bokmål.
Compare:
- en nominell rente = a nominal interest rate
den nominelle renten = the nominal interest rate
- en effektiv rente = an effective interest rate
- den effektive renten = the effective interest rate
So the -e ending is there because the noun phrase is definite.
Why are lav and høy not lave and høye?