Arvingen sender skifteattesten til fullmektigen.

The heir sends the probate certificate to the authorized representative.

Breakdown of Arvingen sender skifteattesten til fullmektigen.

• til: to
• sende: to send
• arvingen: the heir
• skifteattesten: the probate certificate

Questions & Answers about Arvingen sender skifteattesten til fullmektigen.

Why do the nouns end in -en in arvingen, skifteattesten, and fullmektigen?

Because they are in the definite singular form.

In Norwegian, instead of usually putting a separate word like the in front of the noun, you often add the definite ending to the noun itself.

• en arving = an heir

• arvingen = the heir

• en skifteattest = a probate certificate / certificate of estate administration

• skifteattesten = the probate certificate

• en fullmektig = an authorized representative / proxy / attorney
• fullmektigen = the authorized representative

So the sentence uses specific, known people/things: the heir, the certificate, the representative.

Why isn’t there a separate word for the?

Because Norwegian usually expresses definiteness by attaching it to the noun.

English:

• the heir
• the representative

Norwegian:

• arvingen
• fullmektigen

This is one of the biggest differences from English. The definite article is often a suffix:

• en bil → bilen
• en mann → mannen
• en arving → arvingen

So arvingen already means the heir all by itself.

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