Fornyelsen endrer gyldighetsperioden.

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Breakdown of Fornyelsen endrer gyldighetsperioden.

• fornyelsen: the renewal
• gyldighetsperioden: the period of validity

Questions & Answers about Fornyelsen endrer gyldighetsperioden.

Why does fornyelsen end in -en?

Because -en is the usual definite singular ending for many masculine and feminine/common-gender nouns in Bokmål.

• fornyelse = renewal / a renewal
• fornyelsen = the renewal

Norwegian often puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English does.

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What is the base form of fornyelsen?

The base form is fornyelse.

It comes from the verb å fornye = to renew.

So the pattern is:

• å fornye = to renew
• en fornyelse = a renewal
• fornyelsen = the renewal

This is a very common noun pattern in Norwegian: a verb becomes a noun ending in -else.

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Why is there no separate word for the in this sentence?

In Norwegian, definiteness is often built into the noun itself.

So instead of saying something like the renewal, Norwegian usually says:

• fornyelsen

And instead of the validity period, it says:

• gyldighetsperioden

This is one of the biggest differences from English. The definite article is usually a suffix attached to the noun.

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Why is endrer used here and not endre?