Abonnementskostnaden reduseres så langt råd er.

to reduce

Breakdown of Abonnementskostnaden reduseres så langt råd er.

• abonnementskostnaden: the subscription cost
• så langt råd er: as far as possible

Questions & Answers about Abonnementskostnaden reduseres så langt råd er.

Why is abonnementskostnaden written as one word?

Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as one single word.

Here, abonnementskostnaden is made up of:

• abonnement = subscription
• kostnad = cost
• -en = the definite ending, meaning the

So abonnementskostnaden means the subscription cost.

A useful rule: in Norwegian compounds, the last part carries the definite ending.

• en kostnad = a cost
• kostnaden = the cost
• abonnementskostnaden = the subscription cost

Where is the word the in this sentence?

It is built into the noun itself.

Norwegian often puts definiteness at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the. So:

• abonnementskostnad = subscription cost
• abonnementskostnaden = the subscription cost

This is very common in Norwegian.

Why does reduseres end in -s?

The -s ending here marks the passive voice.

So:

• reduserer = reduces / is reducing
• reduseres = is reduced / will be reduced

In this sentence, reduseres means that the subscription cost is being reduced or will be reduced, without saying exactly who is doing it.

This -s passive is especially common in formal, administrative, and written Norwegian.