Dagsatsen er riktig.

The daily rate is correct.

Breakdown of Dagsatsen er riktig.

• være: to be
• riktig: correct
• dagsatsen: the daily rate

Questions & Answers about Dagsatsen er riktig.

What is dagsatsen made of?

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

• dag = day
• sats = rate
• dagsats = a daily rate / day rate
• dagsatsen = the daily rate

The ending -en is the definite article attached to the noun, so dagsatsen is the definite singular form.

Why is there no separate word for the?

Because Norwegian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word before it.

So:

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

This is a very common pattern in Norwegian:

• en bil → bilen
• et hus → huset

What gender is dagsats?

Dagsats is a common gender noun in Bokmål, so its indefinite form is en dagsats.

That gives you:

• en dagsats = indefinite singular
• dagsatsen = definite singular

Knowing the gender helps with articles and adjective forms in other contexts.

What does er mean here?