Reiseregningen er klar.

to be

Breakdown of Reiseregningen er klar.

• klar: ready
• reiseregningen: the travel expense claim

Questions & Answers about Reiseregningen er klar.

What does reiseregningen break down into?

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

• reise = travel, trip
• regning = bill, account, invoice

So reiseregning literally looks like travel bill/account, but in real use it often means a travel expense claim or travel reimbursement form/report, depending on context.

With the ending -en, reiseregningen means the travel expense claim/account.

Why is it reiseregningen and not reise regningen as two words?

In Norwegian, compound nouns are normally written as one word.

So:

• reiseregning = a travel expense claim
• reise regning would look wrong to most readers

This is different from English, where similar expressions are often written as two words, like travel expenses or expense report. In Norwegian, combining nouns into one word is standard.

What does the ending -en mean in reiseregningen?

The ending -en is the definite article attached to the noun. It means the.

So:

• en reiseregning = a travel expense claim
• reiseregningen = the travel expense claim

This is a very important feature of Norwegian: instead of putting the in front of the noun, Norwegian often adds the definiteness to the end of the noun.