Foreldrepengesøknaden er klar.

The parental-benefit application is ready.

Breakdown of Foreldrepengesøknaden er klar.

• være: to be
• klar: ready
• foreldrepengesøknaden: the parental-benefit application

Questions & Answers about Foreldrepengesøknaden er klar.

What does Foreldrepengesøknaden consist of? It looks like one very long word.

It is a compound noun, which is very common in Norwegian.

It is made up of:

• foreldre = parents / parental
• penger = money
• søknad = application

Together, foreldrepengesøknad means something like parental benefit application or application for parental benefits.

Then the ending -en is added, giving foreldrepengesøknaden = the parental benefit application.

Norwegian often combines ideas into one noun where English would use several words.

Why is the attached to the end as -en instead of being a separate word?

In Norwegian, the definite article is often added as a suffix to the noun.

So:

• en søknad = an application
• søknaden = the application

The same happens with the full compound:

• en foreldrepengesøknad = a parental benefit application
• foreldrepengesøknaden = the parental benefit application

This is one of the biggest differences from English.

Why does the word end in -en specifically?