Poststedet følger postnummeret.

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Breakdown of Poststedet følger postnummeret.

• postnummeret: the postcode
• poststedet: the postal locality

Questions & Answers about Poststedet følger postnummeret.

Why are poststedet and postnummeret written as one word each?

Because Norwegian forms many compound nouns as one single word.

• poststed = post
  • sted
• postnummer = post
  • nummer

This is very common in Norwegian. Where English often uses two words, Norwegian often prefers one compound word.

Examples:

• telefonnummer = telephone number
• etternavn = last name
• postkasse = mailbox

So poststedet and postnummeret are not unusual at all—they are standard Norwegian compound nouns.

Why do both nouns end in -et?

The -et ending shows that the noun is in the definite singular form for a neuter noun.

• et poststed = a post town / postal place name

• poststedet = the post town / the postal place name

• et postnummer = a postal code
• postnummeret = the postal code

Unlike English, Norwegian usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.

So:

• poststedet = the post town
• postnummeret = the postal code

Why isn’t there a separate word for the?