Word
Banken godkjenner lånebeløpet i den grad kredittvurderingen er god.
Meaning
The bank approves the loan amount to the extent that the credit assessment is good.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Banken godkjenner lånebeløpet i den grad kredittvurderingen er god.
være
to be
god
good
banken
the bank
godkjenne
to approve
Questions & Answers about Banken godkjenner lånebeløpet i den grad kredittvurderingen er god.
Why does Banken mean the bank and not just bank?
In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun.
- bank = a bank
- banken = the bank
So Banken godkjenner ... literally starts with The bank approves ...
This is very common in Norwegian:
- bil = car
- bilen = the car
- hus = house
- huset = the house
What form is godkjenner, and why is it used here?
Godkjenner is the present tense of å godkjenne = to approve.
So:
- å godkjenne = to approve
- godkjenner = approves / is approving
In Norwegian, the present tense often covers both a general truth and a current action. Here it sounds like a general rule or policy:
- Banken godkjenner ... = The bank approves ...
It is not necessarily happening right now in one specific case; it can also describe how the bank normally operates.
Why is it lånebeløpet and not et lånebeløp?