Personopplysningene er private.

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Breakdown of Personopplysningene er private.

• privat: private
• personopplysningene: the personal data

Questions & Answers about Personopplysningene er private.

What does personopplysningene mean, and why is it one long word?

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

You can break it down like this:

• person = person
• opplysning = piece of information, detail
• -ene = the, plural

So personopplysningene means the personal details / the personal data.

Norwegian often writes compounds as one word, where English would usually use two or more words.

Why is there no separate word for the?

In Norwegian, the definite article is often attached to the end of the noun instead of standing in front of it.

So:

• opplysninger = information/details, plural
• opplysningene = the information/details

That same pattern applies to the full compound:

• personopplysninger = personal data
• personopplysningene = the personal data

Why does the word end in -ene?