Rabattperioden reduserer prisøkningen.

to reduce

Breakdown of Rabattperioden reduserer prisøkningen.

• prisøkningen: the price increase
• rabattperioden: the discount period

Questions & Answers about Rabattperioden reduserer prisøkningen.

Why is rabattperioden written as one word?

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

So:

• rabatt = discount
• periode = period

Together they become rabattperiode = discount period.

Then the definite ending is added:

• rabattperiode = a discount period
• rabattperioden = the discount period

This is very normal in Norwegian. English often writes similar ideas as separate words, but Norwegian usually joins them.

What does the -en at the end of rabattperioden mean?

It is the definite article attached to the noun.

In Norwegian, instead of usually putting the in front, you often add a definite ending to the noun itself:

• en rabattperiode = a discount period
• rabattperioden = the discount period

So -en here means the.

Why is there no separate word for the in this sentence?

Because Norwegian commonly marks definiteness by adding it to the noun.

Compare:

• English: the discount period
• Norwegian: rabattperioden

The same happens with prisøkningen:

• en prisøkning = a price increase
• prisøkningen = the price increase

So both nouns are definite without needing a separate word like English the.