Grunnbeløpet påvirker arveretten.

to affect; influence

Breakdown of Grunnbeløpet påvirker arveretten.

• arveretten: the right of inheritance
• grunnbeløpet: the National Insurance basic amount

Questions & Answers about Grunnbeløpet påvirker arveretten.

Why does grunnbeløpet end in -et?

Because grunnbeløp is a neuter noun in Norwegian: et grunnbeløp = a basic amount / the base amount in its indefinite form.

When a neuter noun is made definite singular, it usually takes -et:

• et grunnbeløp = a basic amount
• grunnbeløpet = the basic amount

So -et here means the.

Why does arveretten end in -en?

Because arverett is a noun that takes the definite singular ending -en in Bokmål:

• en arverett = a right of inheritance / an inheritance right
• arveretten = the right of inheritance / the inheritance law

So just like in grunnbeløpet, the idea of the is built into the end of the word instead of being a separate word.

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

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the noun as a suffix.

Compare:

• English: the base amount

• Norwegian: grunnbeløpet

• English: the inheritance right / the inheritance law
• Norwegian: arveretten

So English uses a separate word (the), but Norwegian often adds the definite ending directly to the noun.