Møteretten gjelder alle andelseierne.

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

It is made from:

• møte = meeting
• rett = right

So møterett means something like the right to attend or participate in a meeting.

Norwegian often combines words into one compound where English might use several words.

The ending -en is the definite article attached to the noun.

So:

• møterett = meeting right / right to attend a meeting
• møteretten = the meeting right / the right to attend the meeting

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

Because this is a compound noun, the definite ending goes on the last part:

• rett → retten
• møterett → møteretten

Here gjelder means applies to, is valid for, or concerns.

The infinitive is å gjelde.

So Møteretten gjelder alle andelseierne means that the right is valid for that whole group.

This verb is very common in formal, legal, and administrative Norwegian:

• Regelen gjelder alle = the rule applies to everyone
• Dette gjelder også her = this also applies here

The subject is møteretten.

The sentence structure is:

• Møteretten = subject
• gjelder = verb
• alle andelseierne = object

So the sentence follows normal Norwegian word order for a statement: subject + verb + object

Alle andelseierne means all the share owners / all the members in this specific group.

After alle, Norwegian often uses the definite plural when talking about a specific set of people:

• alle barna = all the children
• alle studentene = all the students
• alle andelseierne = all the share owners

If you said alle andelseiere, it would sound more general, like all share owners in general, not necessarily the specific group being discussed.

The basic singular form is en andelseier.

The forms are:

• en andelseier = a share owner / member-owner
• andelseiere = share owners
• andelseierne = the share owners

It is also a compound noun:

• andel = share
• eier = owner

Depending on context, English translations can vary a little, for example shareholder, co-op owner, or member-owner.

Because Norwegian usually puts the at the end of the noun as a suffix.

So instead of a separate word like in English, you get:

• retten = the right
• andelseierne = the share owners

That is why you do not see a separate article before those nouns.

No. In Norwegian, verbs do not change form for person or number in the present tense.

So the present tense form gjelder stays the same:

• regelen gjelder
• reglene gjelder

In this sentence, the subject is singular anyway — møteretten — but even with a plural subject, the verb form would still be gjelder.

Yes. A very natural alternative is:

Alle andelseierne har møterett.

That literally means All the share owners have the right to attend the meeting.

The two versions are very close in meaning, but the focus is slightly different:

• Møteretten gjelder alle andelseierne focuses on the rule
• Alle andelseierne har møterett focuses on the people who have that right