Moren har mødrekvoten og tre uker før termindatoen.

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Breakdown of Moren har mødrekvoten og tre uker før termindatoen.

• og: and
• før: before
• uken: the week

Questions & Answers about Moren har mødrekvoten og tre uker før termindatoen.

Why is it moren and not just mor?

Because moren is the definite form: the mother.

In Norwegian, a noun often gets definiteness by adding an ending:

• mor = mother / a mother
• moren = the mother

So this sentence is talking about a specific mother, not mothers in general.

Why is there no separate word for the?

Norwegian usually puts the onto the end of the noun instead of using a separate word.

So:

• moren = the mother
• mødrekvoten = the mother’s quota / the maternal quota
• termindatoen = the due date

A separate definite word such as den is usually added only in certain structures, especially when there is an adjective:

• den lange dagen = the long day

Why is mødrekvoten written as one word?