Klageskjemaet har saksnummeret.

The complaint form has the case number.

Breakdown of Klageskjemaet har saksnummeret.

• ha: to have
• klageskjemaet: the complaint form
• saksnummeret: the case number

Questions & Answers about Klageskjemaet har saksnummeret.

Why do both nouns end in -et?

Because both nouns are definite singular neuter nouns.

• skjema = form

• skjemaet = the form

• nummer = number
• nummeret = the number

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

So:

• klageskjemaet = the complaint form
• saksnummeret = the case number

What is the base form of klageskjemaet?

The base form is klageskjema.

This is a compound noun:

• klage = complaint
• skjema = form

Together, klageskjema means complaint form.

Then the ending -et is added to make it definite:

• klageskjema = a complaint form
• klageskjemaet = the complaint form

This is very common in Norwegian: instead of using two separate words, Norwegian often combines them into one compound noun.

Why is saksnummeret one word and not two?