Bruksvilkårene gjelder kontodelingen.

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Breakdown of Bruksvilkårene gjelder kontodelingen.

• bruksvilkårene: the terms of use
• kontodelingen: the account sharing

Questions & Answers about Bruksvilkårene gjelder kontodelingen.

Why is bruksvilkårene one long word?

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

Here:

• bruk = use
• vilkår = terms / conditions

So bruksvilkår means terms of use.

The -s- in the middle is a common linking sound/letter in compounds. It does not usually have a separate meaning by itself; it just helps connect the parts.

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Why does bruksvilkårene end in -ene?

The ending -ene marks the noun as definite plural.

A simplified breakdown is:

• et vilkår = a term / condition
• vilkår = terms / conditions
• vilkårene = the terms / the conditions

In the compound, the ending is added to the whole word:

• bruksvilkår = terms of use
• bruksvilkårene = the terms of use

So the sentence is talking about specific terms of use, not just terms of use in general.

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Why is the verb gjelder used even though bruksvilkårene is plural?

In Norwegian, verbs in the present tense do not change for singular vs. plural subjects.

So:

• regelen gjelder = the rule applies
• reglene gjelder = the rules apply

The verb stays gjelder either way.

The infinitive is å gjelde.

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