Breakdown of Innflyttingen begynner på innflyttingsdatoen.
på
on
begynne
to begin
innflyttingen
the moving in
innflyttingsdatoen
the move-in date
Questions & Answers about Innflyttingen begynner på innflyttingsdatoen.
Why is innflyttingen a noun, and what verb is it related to?
Innflyttingen is a noun formed from the verb expression å flytte inn.
A useful pattern is:
- å flytte inn = the verb
- innflytting = the noun for the action/event
- innflyttingen = the definite form, the move-in / the moving-in
Norwegian often uses this kind of noun in practical or administrative language, especially in housing contexts.
Why do innflyttingen and innflyttingsdatoen both end in -en?
Because -en is the definite singular ending for many nouns in Bokmål.
So:
- innflytting → innflyttingen
- dato → datoen
- innflyttingsdato → innflyttingsdatoen
In other words, Norwegian usually attaches the to the end of the noun instead of putting a separate word before it.
Why is there no separate word for the?
Because in Norwegian, the definite article is usually built into the noun itself.
Compare:
- English: the move-in
Norwegian: innflyttingen
- English: the move-in date
- Norwegian: innflyttingsdatoen
So the idea of the is already included in -en here.