Parkeringsavgiften er betalt.

Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as one word.

• parkering = parking
• avgift = fee
• parkeringsavgift = parking fee
• parkeringsavgiften = the parking fee

This is very normal in Norwegian. English often uses separate words, but Norwegian usually combines them.

-en is the definite singular ending for many masculine nouns in Norwegian.

So:

• en parkeringsavgift = a parking fee
• parkeringsavgiften = the parking fee

In Norwegian, the definite article is often attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like English the.

The -s- is a linking sound/letter used in many Norwegian compounds.

So the structure is:

• parkering
  • s
    • avgift

This -s- does not usually have a separate meaning by itself. It just helps form the compound in a way that sounds natural in Norwegian. You will see this in many words, and the best way to learn it is through exposure.

Because er betalt describes the state/result: the fee is paid or has been paid.

• er = is/are
• betalt = paid

In this sentence, the important idea is that the parking fee is now in the state of being paid.

By contrast, har betalt usually means has paid and normally needs a subject who did the paying:

• Jeg har betalt parkeringsavgiften. = I have paid the parking fee.

So:

• Parkeringsavgiften er betalt. = The parking fee is paid / has been paid.
• Jeg har betalt parkeringsavgiften. = I have paid the parking fee.

It is a past participle of betale = to pay, but in this sentence it behaves very much like an adjectival result word.

That is why er betalt can be understood as describing a condition:

• Regningen er betalt. = The bill is paid.
• Døren er lukket. = The door is closed.

So grammatically it comes from the verb, but in sentences like this it often functions like a description of the noun’s current state.

It can often be understood as either, depending on context.

In natural English, the best translation is often:

• The parking fee has been paid.

But a very literal translation is:

• The parking fee is paid.

Norwegian often uses this kind of structure where English might prefer has been paid.

Yes, you could, but it is usually less simple and often less natural unless you want to emphasize the process or event.

• Parkeringsavgiften er betalt. = neutral, common, result-focused
• Parkeringsavgiften er blitt betalt. = the parking fee has gotten/been paid

Most of the time, er betalt is the cleaner and more idiomatic choice when you just want to say that the payment has been completed.

Norwegian main clauses usually follow the V2 rule, meaning the finite verb normally comes in the second position.

In this sentence:

• Parkeringsavgiften = first element
• er = finite verb in second position
• betalt = rest of the predicate

So the order is completely standard.

You can also see the V2 rule if something else comes first:

• Nå er parkeringsavgiften betalt. = Now the parking fee is paid/has been paid.

Here Nå takes first position, so er still stays second.

Not in the same way.

Parkeringsavgiften already means the parking fee, because the definiteness is built into the noun with -en.

Using den plus a noun is possible in Norwegian, but it is used in more specific situations, often with an adjective:

• den parkeringsavgiften can sound like that parking fee or a more contrastive that/the parking fee

A very common definite pattern is:

• den betalte parkeringsavgiften = the paid parking fee

But for your sentence, the simple noun parkeringsavgiften is exactly right.

A rough guide for an English speaker is:

par-ke-rings-avgif-ten

A few helpful points:

• r in Norwegian is usually clearer than in English
• ng in parkerings- is like the ng in sing
• the g in avgift is pronounced, unlike in some English words
• stress is typically strongest early in the word, roughly around par in parkerings-

Exact pronunciation varies a bit by dialect, but if you say it clearly as one compound word, you will be understood.

It sounds completely natural on its own.

It works well in situations like:

• a sign or message in an app
• a confirmation on a machine
• someone checking whether payment was made
• a short response in conversation

For example:

• Er parkeringsavgiften betalt? = Is the parking fee paid?
• Ja, parkeringsavgiften er betalt. = Yes, the parking fee has been paid.

So even though it is short, it is a complete and normal Norwegian sentence.