Sjefen betaler deltakeravgiften hvis temaet på kurset er relevant.

The boss pays the participation fee if the topic of the course is relevant.

Breakdown of Sjefen betaler deltakeravgiften hvis temaet på kurset er relevant.

• være: to be
• på: on
• hvis: if
• temaet: the topic

Questions & Answers about Sjefen betaler deltakeravgiften hvis temaet på kurset er relevant.

Why is it Sjefen and not something like den sjefen for “the boss”?

Norwegian usually marks definiteness with an ending on the noun, not with a separate word like the in English.

• sjef = boss (indefinite, like “a boss”)
• en sjef = a boss (indefinite, with article)
• sjefen = the boss (definite, with -en)

So Sjefen betaler … literally means The boss pays ….

Using den sjefen is also possible, but it changes the meaning slightly. It becomes more like that boss or that particular boss, often with some extra emphasis or contrast:

• Den sjefen betaler deltakeravgiften, men ikke de andre.
  That boss pays the participation fee, but not the others.

In your sentence, we just need Sjefen for a neutral the boss.

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