Underinstansen sender saksdokumentene i tilfelle klageinstansen trenger dem.

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Breakdown of Underinstansen sender saksdokumentene i tilfelle klageinstansen trenger dem.

• dem: them
• sende: to send
• i tilfelle: in case

Questions & Answers about Underinstansen sender saksdokumentene i tilfelle klageinstansen trenger dem.

Why do underinstansen and klageinstansen both end in -en?

Because they are in the definite singular form.

• underinstans = a lower instance / lower authority

• underinstansen = the lower instance / the lower authority

• klageinstans = an appeal instance / appeals body
• klageinstansen = the appeal instance / the appeals body

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun:

• en instans = an instance
• instansen = the instance

So both nouns refer to specific bodies, not just any lower authority or any appeals body.

Why is saksdokumentene one long word?

Because Norwegian very often forms compound nouns as a single word.

Here:

• sak = case, matter
• dokument = document
• saksdokument = case document
• saksdokumentene = the case documents

The -s- in the middle is a common linking element in compounds. English often writes these as separate words, but Norwegian usually joins them:

• barn + bok → barnebok
• arbeid + tid → arbeidstid
• sak + dokumenter → saksdokumenter

So saksdokumentene is completely normal Norwegian word-building.

Why does saksdokumentene end in -ene?