Foreldrepengene og engangsstønaden gir penger.

Parental benefit and the lump-sum grant provide money.

Breakdown of Foreldrepengene og engangsstønaden gir penger.

• og: and
• gi: to give
• pengene: the money
• foreldrepengene: the parental benefit

Questions & Answers about Foreldrepengene og engangsstønaden gir penger.

Why is there no separate word for the in Foreldrepengene and engangsstønaden?

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word.

So:

• stønad = grant / benefit
• stønaden = the grant / the benefit

And similarly:

• foreldrepenger = parental benefit / parental money
• foreldrepengene = the parental benefit / the parental money

This is one of the biggest differences from English. English says the before the noun; Norwegian often adds the definiteness to the noun itself.

Why does Foreldrepengene end in -ne?

The ending -ne is a common definite plural ending in Norwegian.

A learner might expect this pattern:

• en bil = a car
• biler = cars
• bilene = the cars

So -ne often signals the ...s.

With foreldrepengene, this is a little tricky, because foreldrepenger is a word that is normally used in a plural form, much like some money-related words in English can behave in special ways. In practice, you should learn foreldrepenger as a fixed vocabulary item meaning a type of parental benefit/payment, and foreldrepengene as its definite form.

So yes, the -ne points to a definite plural form.

Why does engangsstønaden end in -en?