Utløpsdatoen står på det nasjonale ID-kortet.

Norwegian very often makes compound nouns as a single word, so utløpsdato is one noun meaning expiry date / expiration date.

It is made up of:

• utløp = expiry, expiration
• dato = date

The ending -en is the definite article attached to the noun, so:

• utløpsdato = an expiry date
• utløpsdatoen = the expiry date

This is a very common pattern in Norwegian: instead of a separate word like English the, Norwegian often adds the definiteness to the end of the noun.

Because that is the normal Norwegian system.

Compare:

• en dato = a date
• datoen = the date

So in this sentence, utløpsdatoen already means the expiry date by itself.

Norwegian does also use separate words like den, det, and de, but those are usually added when there is an adjective or in certain other structures. That is why later in the sentence you get det nasjonale ID-kortet.

Yes, står literally means stands or is standing, but Norwegian uses stå in a wider way than English does.

When talking about text or information on a document, card, sign, label, screen, and so on, stå often means:

• be written
• be printed
• appear

So Utløpsdatoen står på det nasjonale ID-kortet means that the expiry date is written or shown on the card.

This is very natural Norwegian.

Similar examples:

• Navnet står på kortet. = The name is written on the card.
• Det står i avisen. = It says so in the newspaper.

Because Norwegian normally uses stå på when something is written or printed on a surface such as:

• a card
• a document
• a page
• a sign
• a screen

So på det nasjonale ID-kortet means on the national ID card.

This is partly literal and partly idiomatic. English learners often want to translate prepositions directly, but Norwegian prepositions do not always match English perfectly. Here, på is exactly what you would expect with information shown on a card.

Because in Norwegian, when a noun is definite and has an adjective before it, you usually get double definiteness.

That means you use:

1. a separate definite word before the adjective
2. a definite ending on the noun

So:

• et nasjonalt ID-kort = a national ID card
• det nasjonale ID-kortet = the national ID card

You need both:

• det
• -et on ID-kortet

This is one of the most important patterns in Norwegian grammar.

Because ID-kort is a neuter noun.

In Norwegian:

• den is used with common-gender nouns
• det is used with neuter nouns

So:

• en bil → den røde bilen
• et kort → det røde kortet

Since ID-kort is neuter (et ID-kort), the correct form is:

• det nasjonale ID-kortet

Because adjectives change form depending on the structure.

If the noun phrase is indefinite and neuter singular, you would say:

• et nasjonalt ID-kort

Here, nasjonalt is the neuter singular indefinite form.

But in a definite noun phrase, adjectives usually take the -e form:

• det nasjonale ID-kortet

So:

• et nasjonalt ID-kort = a national ID card
• det nasjonale ID-kortet = the national ID card

That is why you see nasjonale here.

Because Norwegian often uses a hyphen when the first part of a compound is an abbreviation, initials, letters, or something similar.

So:

• ID-kort
• TV-kanal
• EU-land

The definite ending is still added to the whole noun:

• et ID-kort
• ID-kortet

So the hyphen does not change the grammar; it just helps show the compound clearly.

The sentence has normal main-clause word order:

• Utløpsdatoen = subject
• står = verb
• på det nasjonale ID-kortet = prepositional phrase

So it follows the common pattern:

subject + verb + other information

Norwegian main clauses normally have the finite verb in the second position. This sentence is straightforward and neutral.

You could also move the prepositional phrase to the front:

• På det nasjonale ID-kortet står utløpsdatoen.

That is also grammatical, and then står still stays in second position.

You might be understood, but står på is more natural when talking about information that is written or printed.

Compare the nuance:

• står på = is written / is shown there
• er på = is on there, more general and less precise

So if you are talking about text or official information on a document, står på is usually the best choice.

Yes, it could. That would still be grammatical:

• Utløpsdatoen står på ID-kortet.

Adding det nasjonale makes it more specific. It tells you exactly which kind of card is meant: the national ID card, not just any ID card.

So the longer phrase is about precision, not grammar necessity.

A very useful pattern to remember is:

[definite noun] + står på + [definite noun phrase]

For example:

• Navnet står på kortet.
• Fødselsdatoen står på passet.
• Adressen står på brevet.

Also remember these key grammar points from the sentence:

• definite nouns often take an ending: utløpsdatoen
• text/information often står
• definite adjective phrases use double definiteness: det nasjonale ID-kortet

If you learn those three things, this sentence becomes much easier to understand and reuse.