Gjeldsovertakelsen gir gjeldsansvar.

to give

Breakdown of Gjeldsovertakelsen gir gjeldsansvar.

• gjeldsansvaret: the liability for the deceased person's debt
• gjeldsovertakelsen: the assumption of the deceased person's debt

Questions & Answers about Gjeldsovertakelsen gir gjeldsansvar.

What is gjeldsovertakelsen, and how is it built up?

It is a compound noun:

• gjeld = debt
• overtakelse = takeover / assumption

So gjeldsovertakelse is literally something like debt takeover or assumption of debt.

The full form gjeldsovertakelsen adds the definite ending, so it means the debt assumption / the assumption of debt.

In Norwegian compounds, the last part is the main noun, so overtakelse is the core word here.

Why does gjeldsovertakelsen end in -en?

Because Norwegian usually marks the by adding an ending to the noun.

• gjeldsovertakelse = a debt assumption
• gjeldsovertakelsen = the debt assumption

The ending -en is the definite singular ending for a common-gender noun. Since the head noun is overtakelse, the whole compound behaves like that noun.

Why are gjeldsovertakelsen and gjeldsansvar written as one word?