Breakdown of Togselskapet godkjenner erstatningsbeløpet i lys av forsinkelsesbekreftelsen.
godkjenne
to approve
erstatningsbeløpet
the compensation amount
forsinkelsesbekreftelsen
the delay confirmation
togselskapet
the train company
Questions & Answers about Togselskapet godkjenner erstatningsbeløpet i lys av forsinkelsesbekreftelsen.
What are the main parts of this sentence?
The sentence breaks down like this:
- Togselskapet = the subject
- godkjenner = the verb
- erstatningsbeløpet = the direct object
- i lys av forsinkelsesbekreftelsen = a prepositional phrase explaining the basis for the approval
So the structure is:
Subject + verb + object + prepositional phrase
That is a very normal Norwegian main-clause word order.
Why is togselskapet written as one word?
Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as a single word.
Togselskapet is made of:
- tog = train
- selskap = company
- -et = the definite ending
So:
- togselskap = train company / railway company
- togselskapet = the train company
This is very different from English, where we often use separate words.
Why is erstatningsbeløpet also one word?