Endringssøknaden er sendt.

to be

Breakdown of Endringssøknaden er sendt.

• sende: to send
• endringssøknaden: the application for a change

Questions & Answers about Endringssøknaden er sendt.

What does endringssøknaden break down into?

It is a compound noun, which is very common in Norwegian.

• endring = change / amendment
• søknad = application
• endringssøknad = change application / amendment application
• endringssøknaden = the change application

Norwegian often joins words together where English would use several separate words.

Why does endringssøknaden end in -en?

The ending -en marks the noun as definite singular.

For søknad:

• en søknad = an application
• søknaden = the application

The whole compound takes the definite ending on the last part:

• en endringssøknad = a change application
• endringssøknaden = the change application

That is how Norwegian normally makes compound nouns definite.

Why is there no separate word for the?

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of standing alone in front of it.

So English:

• the application

becomes Norwegian:

• søknaden

And:

• the change application

becomes:

• endringssøknaden

This is one of the biggest differences from English noun structure.