I lys av passasjerrettighetene blir refusjonskravet godkjent.

I lys av is a fixed expression meaning in light of, considering, or in view of.

• Literal meaning: in the light of
• Natural meaning in this sentence: when taking into account the passenger rights

It is common in formal, legal, and administrative language.

Because Norwegian very often makes compound nouns by joining words together.

Here:

• passasjer = passenger
• rettigheter = rights
• passasjerrettigheter = passenger rights
• passasjerrettighetene = the passenger rights

So English often uses separate words, but Norwegian usually combines them into one noun.

The ending -ne marks the definite plural.

Breakdown:

• en rettighet = a right
• rettigheter = rights
• rettighetene = the rights

So passasjerrettighetene means the passenger rights, not just passenger rights in general.

It is another compound noun.

Breakdown:

• refusjon = refund / reimbursement
• krav = claim, demand
• refusjonskrav = refund claim
• refusjonskravet = the refund claim

This is very typical Norwegian word-building.

You may also notice the -s- in the middle: refusjon-s-krav. That s is a common linking sound in compounds.

Because krav is a neuter noun: et krav.

Its forms are:

• et krav = a claim
• kravet = the claim

So:

• refusjonskrav = refund claim
• refusjonskravet = the refund claim

The definite article is attached to the noun instead of being a separate word, which is normal in Norwegian.

Blir godkjent is a passive construction.

• blir = present tense of bli = become
• godkjent = approved, accepted

Together, blir godkjent means is approved or gets approved.

So the sentence is saying that the refund claim is approved.

No. Here godkjent is a past participle, not a past tense verb by itself.

It comes from the verb godkjenne = to approve.

Forms:

• å godkjenne = to approve
• godkjenner = approves
• godkjente = approved
• godkjent = approved (past participle)

In blir godkjent, the time is present because of blir. So the whole phrase means is being approved / is approved, not past time.

This is because Norwegian follows the V2 rule in main clauses: the finite verb usually comes in second position.

Here, the sentence begins with the fronted phrase:

• I lys av passasjerrettighetene = first element

So the finite verb must come next:

• blir = second position

Then comes the subject:

• refusjonskravet

So the order is:

• I lys av passasjerrettighetene
  • blir
    • refusjonskravet
      • godkjent

A more neutral order without fronting would be:

• Refusjonskravet blir godkjent i lys av passasjerrettighetene.

Both are grammatical, but the original puts more focus on the basis for the decision.

The subject is refusjonskravet.

Even though it comes after the verb, it is still the subject because of the V2 word order.

The phrase i lys av passasjerrettighetene is just an introductory prepositional phrase, not the subject.

So:

• subject: refusjonskravet
• verb: blir
• past participle: godkjent

Yes, it sounds fairly formal and administrative.

Especially formal-sounding parts:

• i lys av
• refusjonskravet
• blir godkjent

This is the kind of wording you might see in:

• customer-service decisions
• legal or policy texts
• airline correspondence
• official complaint handling

In more everyday language, someone might say something simpler, but this version is very natural in official contexts.

Yes. A possible alternative is:

• I lys av passasjerrettighetene godkjennes refusjonskravet.

That uses the -s passive: godkjennes = is approved.

Both are correct, but there can be a slight stylistic difference:

• blir godkjent often sounds a bit more straightforward and common
• godkjennes often sounds more formal or bureaucratic

In official writing, both are possible.

Because Norwegian usually shows definiteness by adding an ending to the noun.

Examples from this sentence:

• rettighetene = the rights
• kravet = the claim

So instead of a separate word like English the, Norwegian often uses endings such as:

• -en
• -et
• -a
• -ene / -ne

That is why the refund claim becomes refusjonskravet, not a separate-word structure like in English.