Breakdown of Rabatten gjelder for alle ansatte.
for
for
ansatt
the employee
rabatten
the discount
gjelde
to apply
alle
all
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Questions & Answers about Rabatten gjelder for alle ansatte.
Why does rabatten end in -en instead of just rabatt?
The suffix -en is the definite article in Norwegian for common-gender nouns. So rabatt means “a discount,” while rabatten means “the discount.”
What does the verb gjelder mean and how is it used here?
Here gjelder means “applies to” or “is valid for.” It’s the present tense of å gjelde, often used for rules, offers, or laws: e.g. “This rule applies” = Regelen gjelder.
Why do we use for alle ansatte and not til alle ansatte?
With gjelde, the idiomatic preposition is for. You always say gjelder for someone/something. Gjelder til isn’t used in this context.
Why isn’t there an article before alle ansatte?
Alle (“all”) already quantifies ansatte (“employees”), so no article is needed. Alle ansatte simply means “all employees” in general.
What’s the grammatical form of ansatte here?
Ansatte is the indefinite plural form of ansatt (“employee”). When combined with alle, it remains indefinite plural.
How would you say “the discount applies to all the employees” if you want to specify the employees?
You’d add de to get Rabatten gjelder for alle de ansatte. This emphasizes “all the [specific] employees.”
Could you start the sentence with For alle ansatte?
Yes. Norwegian main clauses follow the V2 rule (verb-second). So you can say: For alle ansatte gjelder rabatten (“For all employees applies the discount”).