Søknadsportalen viser søknadskvitteringen.

Because Norwegian very often makes compound nouns by joining words together.

• søknad = application
• portal = portal
  → søknadsportal = application portal

And:

• søknad = application
• kvittering = receipt / confirmation
  → søknadskvittering = application receipt / application confirmation

This is much more natural in Norwegian than writing them as separate words. English often uses separate words where Norwegian prefers one compound word.

You may also notice the extra -s- in søknadsportalen and søknadskvitteringen. That s is a common linking element in compounds. It does not mean possession here; it just helps connect the parts of the compound.

The ending -en marks the noun as definite singular, meaning the.

So:

• en søknadskvittering = an application receipt / confirmation
• søknadskvitteringen = the application receipt / confirmation

Norwegian usually adds definiteness to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.

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

So instead of saying:

• the portal
• the receipt

Norwegian often says:

• portalen
• kvitteringen

In this sentence:

• Søknadsportalen = the application portal
• søknadskvitteringen = the application receipt / confirmation

So the definiteness is already built into the words.

It follows a very common Norwegian pattern:

Subject + verb + object

• Søknadsportalen = subject
• viser = verb
• søknadskvitteringen = object

So the structure is very straightforward: The application portal shows the application confirmation.

Viser is the present tense of vise.

• å vise = to show
• viser = shows / is showing

In Norwegian, the present tense often ends in -er.

Examples:

• Jeg viser = I show
• Portalen viser = The portal shows

Because viser is the active form: the portal is doing the action.

• Søknadsportalen viser søknadskvitteringen.
  = The application portal shows the application confirmation.

If you used vises, that would usually be a passive form:

• Søknadskvitteringen vises i portalen.
  = The application confirmation is shown in the portal.

So viser is correct here because the subject is actively showing something.

It can mean something like a receipt, acknowledgment, or confirmation that an application has been submitted.

In administrative or digital contexts, kvittering often means proof that something has been received or registered. So even if English might not always use the word receipt, Norwegian often does.

That means søknadskvittering is a very natural Norwegian word for the confirmation document or page you get after submitting an application.

Norwegian main clauses follow the V2 rule, which means the finite verb normally comes in the second position.

In this sentence:

• Søknadsportalen = first element
• viser = second element

So the sentence fits the rule perfectly.

This matters especially when something other than the subject comes first:

• Søknadsportalen viser søknadskvitteringen.
• Nå viser søknadsportalen søknadskvitteringen.

In both cases, the verb viser stays in second position.

A helpful rough guide for an English speaker is:

SØK-nads-por-TAH-len

A few points:

• ø is a vowel that does not exist exactly in English. It is somewhat similar to the vowel in French deux or German schön.
• Stress usually falls early in the word, especially on the first part of the compound: SØK-...
• The word is built from smaller pieces, which can help:
  • søknad
  • portal
  • -en

You do not need to pause between the parts; it is one continuous word.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

SØK-nads-kvit-te-RING-en

Helpful notes:

• The kv at the start of kvittering is pronounced with both sounds, roughly like kv in quote if you clearly pronounce the k.
• The tt does not make the vowel long.
• The stress is usually strongest in the main parts of the compound, especially SØK- and -RING-.

Because this is a long compound word, it often becomes easier if you mentally split it into:

• søknads
• kvittering
• -en

Yes, if the context already makes it clear which portal you mean.

• Søknadsportalen is more specific: the application portal
• Portalen just means the portal

So:

• Søknadsportalen viser søknadskvitteringen.
  is more explicit.
• Portalen viser søknadskvitteringen.
  can work if the portal is already known from context.

Not always perfectly. A very direct translation is possible, but the most natural English may vary depending on context.

Word-by-word:

• Søknadsportalen = the application portal
• viser = shows
• søknadskvitteringen = the application receipt / confirmation

But in real English, a system message might also be phrased as:

• The application portal displays the submission confirmation.
• The portal shows your application receipt.
• The portal displays the confirmation of your application.

So the Norwegian is straightforward, but the best English wording depends on the situation.

Yes. It sounds like a typical formal or technical sentence, especially in a digital or administrative context.

It is the kind of wording you might see in:

• government websites
• university application systems
• online forms
• help pages or instructions

It is clear, concise, and completely natural in that setting.