Engangsstønaden er et alternativ.

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Breakdown of Engangsstønaden er et alternativ.

• et: an
• alternativet: the option
• engangsstønaden: the lump-sum grant

Questions & Answers about Engangsstønaden er et alternativ.

Why does engangsstønaden end in -en?

Because -en is the definite singular ending for many Norwegian nouns.

So:

• en engangsstønad = a one-time benefit / grant
• engangsstønaden = the one-time benefit / grant

In this sentence, the speaker is referring to a specific benefit, so the definite form is used.

What is engangsstønaden made up of?

It is a compound noun:

• engangs- = one-time / single
• stønad = benefit, allowance, grant
• -en = the definite singular ending

So engangsstønaden literally means the one-time benefit.

A very common feature of Norwegian is that long nouns are built by combining smaller words into one single word.

Why is there an s in engangsstønaden?

That s is a linking s, which is very common in Norwegian compounds.

Here the first part is engangs-, which is the usual compound form of engang when it comes before another noun.

Compare:

• engang = one time / once
• engangsbeløp = one-time payment
• engangsstønad = one-time benefit

You usually just learn these compound forms as vocabulary, because the linking s is not always fully predictable.

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