Questions & Answers about Oppmøtestedet er utenfor.
Because oppmøtestedet is the definite form of the noun oppmøtested, meaning the meeting point / the place to meet.
In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word:
- et oppmøtested = a meeting point
- oppmøtestedet = the meeting point
The ending -et shows that this is a neuter noun in the singular definite form.
In Norwegian, the is usually built into the noun as an ending.
So instead of saying something like the meeting point, Norwegian often says:
- oppmøtestedet
This is one of the biggest differences from English. The noun itself carries the meaning of the.
Yes, it is one word. Norwegian very often makes compound nouns, where English might use several words.
Oppmøtestedet can be broken down like this:
- oppmøte = attendance / showing up / meeting up
- sted = place
- -et = the for a neuter singular noun
So the whole word means something like the meeting place or the place to show up.
This is completely normal in Norwegian. Long compound nouns are very common.