Dobbeltabonnementet øker abonnementskostnaden.

to increase

Breakdown of Dobbeltabonnementet øker abonnementskostnaden.

• dobbeltabonnementet: the duplicate subscription
• abonnementskostnaden: the subscription cost

Questions & Answers about Dobbeltabonnementet øker abonnementskostnaden.

Why do both nouns end with -et or -en?

Those endings mark the definite form, which often corresponds to the in English.

• et dobbeltabonnement = a double subscription
• dobbeltabonnementet = the double subscription

And:

• en abonnementskostnad = a subscription cost
• abonnementskostnaden = the subscription cost

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

What is the basic form of dobbeltabonnementet?

The basic form is et dobbeltabonnement.

This is a neuter noun:

• et abonnement = a subscription
• et dobbeltabonnement = a double subscription
• dobbeltabonnementet = the double subscription

So the ending -et shows that the noun is both:

• neuter
• definite

What is the basic form of abonnementskostnaden?

The basic form is en abonnementskostnad.

This is a common-gender noun:

• en abonnementskostnad = a subscription cost
• abonnementskostnaden = the subscription cost

The ending -en is the usual definite ending for many common-gender nouns in Bokmål.