Saksforberedelsen kommer før oversendelsen.

The preparation of the appeal case comes before the forwarding of the appeal.

Breakdown of Saksforberedelsen kommer før oversendelsen.

• komme: to come
• før: before
• saksforberedelsen: the preparation of the appeal case
• oversendelsen: the forwarding of the appeal

Questions & Answers about Saksforberedelsen kommer før oversendelsen.

Why do both nouns end in -en?

Because -en is the definite singular ending for many common-gender nouns in Norwegian.

• saksforberedelse → saksforberedelsen = the case preparation
• oversendelse → oversendelsen = the forwarding / the submission

So the definiteness is built into the noun, rather than shown with a separate word like the in English.

Why is there no separate word for the?

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

So instead of:

• the preparation
• the submission

Norwegian typically uses:

• forberedelsen
• oversendelsen

A separate article such as den is normally added only in certain structures, especially when there is an adjective:

• saksforberedelsen = the case preparation
• den grundige saksforberedelsen = the thorough case preparation

What is the base form of saksforberedelsen?