Termindatoen står i søknaden om svangerskapspenger.

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.

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.

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.

Here i means in the application, because the idea is that the information is contained within the document.

So:

• stå i søknaden = be written in the application

Using på would suggest something more like being physically on a surface, and it would sound less natural here.

In Norwegian, documents often take i when you mean the content of the document.

Søknaden means the application.

It comes from:

• en søknad = an application
• søknaden = the application

It is definite because the sentence refers to a specific application, not just any application. In many administrative or official contexts, Norwegian often uses the definite form when the document is understood from the situation.

In this sentence, om means about, concerning, or in natural English often for.

So:

• søknaden om svangerskapspenger = the application for pregnancy benefits

Literally, it is closer to the application about pregnancy benefits, but in English we usually say application for.

This use of om is very common with words like søknad when talking about what the application concerns.

Svangerskapspenger is the name of a specific benefit related to pregnancy.

It is made up of:

• svangerskap = pregnancy
• penger = money / benefits

So the whole word refers to pregnancy benefits.

In Norwegian public-administration language, this is a fixed term. Even though penger literally means money, in this context it refers to a financial benefit or payment.

Because penger is normally used in the plural form in Norwegian when talking about money or monetary benefits.

So even though English might talk about a benefit or benefits, Norwegian often uses forms with -penger in official terms.

This is just part of the established vocabulary. It is best learned as a whole term: svangerskapspenger.

This is normal Norwegian main-clause word order:

• Termindatoen = subject
• står = verb
• i søknaden om svangerskapspenger = the rest of the sentence

So the pattern is:

• Subject + verb + other information

That is the standard word order in a simple statement.

Yes. Norwegian has several natural alternatives, for example:

• Termindatoen er oppgitt i søknaden om svangerskapspenger.
• Termindatoen er skrevet i søknaden om svangerskapspenger.

These mean roughly:

• The due date is stated in the application for pregnancy benefits
• The due date is written in the application for pregnancy benefits

However, står i is very common and sounds natural in everyday and official Norwegian when talking about information in a text or document.

Because Norwegian usually marks definiteness by adding an ending to the noun.

In this sentence:

• termindatoen = the due date
• søknaden = the application

So instead of saying a separate word before the noun, Norwegian often adds the definite article as a suffix.

This is one of the biggest differences English speakers notice early on.