Kostgodtgjørelsen følger dagsatsen.

Yes. Norwegian loves compound nouns. This one is built from:

• kost = food/meals
• godtgjørelse = compensation/allowance

Together, kostgodtgjørelse means a meal or subsistence allowance. Norwegian usually writes these compounds as one word, where English would often use two or more words.

Because Norwegian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of before it.

• dagsats = a daily rate
• dagsatsen = the daily rate

With kostgodtgjørelse, the noun already ends in -e, so the definite form is made by adding -n:

• kostgodtgjørelse = a meal allowance
• kostgodtgjørelsen = the meal allowance

So the sentence uses two definite singular nouns.

Følger is the present tense of å følge. Literally it means follows, but in this kind of official or administrative sentence it often means:

• is based on
• is in line with
• is determined by

So the idea is not physical movement. It means one amount or rule is tied to another.

It is present tense. Norwegian often uses the present tense for general rules, policies, and facts that are currently valid.

Related forms:

• å følge = to follow
• følger = follows / is based on
• fulgte = followed
• har fulgt = has followed
• skal følge = will follow / shall follow

That s is a linking s, which is common in Norwegian compound nouns. The word is built from dag + sats, but the compound becomes dagsats.

It is not the same as the English possessive 's. It is just a normal way many Norwegian compounds are formed.

It follows the basic Norwegian main-clause pattern:

subject + verb + object/complement

• Kostgodtgjørelsen = subject
• følger = finite verb
• dagsatsen = object/complement

This is the normal, neutral word order. Norwegian is a verb-second language, so in main clauses the finite verb stays in the second position. For example:

• Kostgodtgjørelsen følger dagsatsen.
• I år følger kostgodtgjørelsen dagsatsen.

In both sentences, the finite verb følger is in second position.

It sounds formal and administrative. Words like kostgodtgjørelse and dagsats are common in:

• HR documents
• travel-expense rules
• accounting
• legal or policy texts

In casual conversation, people might explain the same idea with simpler wording, but this sentence is perfectly normal in official language.

A rough guide is FØL-ger, with stress on the first syllable.

The difficult part for English speakers is ø, because English does not have an exact equivalent. If you know French or German, it is somewhat similar to the vowel in French peur or German hören.

A few tips:

• keep your lips rounded
• do not turn ø into a plain o
• the g is pronounced
• the final -er is usually weak

You do not need perfect pronunciation to understand the grammar, but ø is worth practicing because it appears in many common Norwegian words.