Termindatoen står i søknaden om svangerskapspenger.

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Breakdown of Termindatoen står i søknaden om svangerskapspenger.

• i: in
• søknaden: the application
• stå: to say (in writing)

Questions & Answers about Termindatoen står i søknaden om svangerskapspenger.

What does termindatoen mean, and why does it end in -en?

Termindatoen means the due date.

It is made up of:

• termin = due date / expected delivery time
• dato = date
• -en = the definite ending for a singular common-gender noun

So:

• en termindato = a due date
• termindatoen = the due date

Norwegian often puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English does.

Why is termindatoen written as one word?

Because Norwegian usually forms compound nouns by writing them as a single word.

So instead of writing something like termin dato, Norwegian combines the parts:

• termin
  • dato → termindato

This is very common in Norwegian. English often uses separate words where Norwegian uses one compound word.

Why does the sentence use står? Doesn’t that usually mean stands?

Yes, står literally means stands, but in Norwegian it is also often used in a broader sense.

In this sentence, står i søknaden means something like:

• is written in the application
• appears in the application
• is stated in the application

This is a very common Norwegian way of talking about written information. So står does not mean the due date is physically standing somewhere; it means the information is present in the document.