Nedbetalingsplanen har et terminbeløp hver måned.

The repayment schedule has an instalment amount every month.

Breakdown of Nedbetalingsplanen har et terminbeløp hver måned.

• ha: to have
• hver: every
• måneden: the month
• et: an

Questions & Answers about Nedbetalingsplanen har et terminbeløp hver måned.

Why is Nedbetalingsplanen written as one long word?

Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as a single word.

So:

• nedbetaling = repayment / paying off debt
• plan = plan

Together they form nedbetalingsplan = repayment plan.

Then the definite ending is added:

• nedbetalingsplan = a repayment plan
• nedbetalingsplanen = the repayment plan

This is very normal in Norwegian. Where English often uses several words, Norwegian often combines them into one.

What is the -s- doing in nedbetalingsplanen?

The -s- is a linking sound/letter used in many Norwegian compounds. It does not mean possession here.

So this is:

• nedbetaling
  • s
    • plan → nedbetalingsplan

You can think of it as a glue letter that makes the compound sound more natural. English learners often mistake it for an apostrophe-s, but it is not like English possession.

Why does the word end in -en?