Overnattingsutgiften betales under forutsetning av at kvitteringsbildet godkjennes.

The accommodation expense is paid on condition that the receipt photo is approved.

Breakdown of Overnattingsutgiften betales under forutsetning av at kvitteringsbildet godkjennes.

• betale: to pay
• godkjenne: to approve
• kvitteringsbildet: the receipt photo
• overnattingsutgiften: the accommodation expense

Questions & Answers about Overnattingsutgiften betales under forutsetning av at kvitteringsbildet godkjennes.

Why is overnattingsutgiften written as one long word?

Because Norwegian very often makes compound nouns by joining words together.

Here, overnattingsutgiften is built from:

• overnatting = overnight stay / accommodation
• utgift = expense
• -en = the definite singular ending

So:

• overnattingsutgift = accommodation expense
• overnattingsutgiften = the accommodation expense

The -s- in the middle is a common linking sound in compounds. English often writes these as separate words, but Norwegian usually joins them into one word.

What does the ending -en in overnattingsutgiften mean?

It makes the noun definite singular.

• en overnattingsutgift = an accommodation expense
• overnattingsutgiften = the accommodation expense

Norwegian usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun instead of putting a separate word like the in front.

Since utgift is a common-gender noun, the definite singular form is utgiften.

Why is it betales and not blir betalt?