Word
Adresseendringen er ferdig.
Meaning
The change of address is complete.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Adresseendringen er ferdig.
være
to be
ferdig
finished
adresseendringen
the change of address
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Questions & Answers about Adresseendringen er ferdig.
Why is adresseendringen written as one word?
Because Norwegian usually forms compound nouns as one single word.
So English change of address becomes Norwegian adresseendring:
- adresse = address
- endring = change
Together:
- en adresseendring = a change of address
Then the definite ending is added:
- adresseendringen = the change of address
This “one-word compound” pattern is extremely common in Norwegian.
What does the -en at the end of adresseendringen mean?
The -en is the definite article attached to the noun.
Compare:
- en adresseendring = a change of address
- adresseendringen = the change of address
Unlike English, Norwegian often puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word.
So here:
- adresseendring = change of address
- adresseendringen = the change of address
Why isn’t it den adresseendringen?