Jeg sender kvitteringsnummeret til mottakeren så snart pakken er levert.

Norwegian often uses the present tense to talk about the future when the time is clear from the context.

So Jeg sender ... så snart ... literally looks like I send ... as soon as ..., but in natural English it is understood as I will send ... as soon as ....

This is very common in Norwegian:

• Jeg ringer deg i morgen. = I’ll call you tomorrow.
• Vi drar snart. = We’re leaving soon.

The phrase så snart makes the future meaning clear here.

Så snart means as soon as.

It is more specific than når (when), because it emphasizes that one thing happens immediately after another.

• så snart pakken er levert = as soon as the package has been delivered
• når pakken er levert = when the package has been delivered

Both can sometimes work, but så snart strongly suggests without delay.

These mean different things:

• pakken er levert = the package has been delivered / the package is delivered
• pakken blir levert = the package is being delivered / the package gets delivered

In this sentence, the speaker will send the number after the delivery is complete, so er levert is the correct choice.

A simple way to think about it:

• er levert focuses on the completed result
• blir levert focuses on the delivery process/event

Er levert is built from:

• er = present tense of å være (to be)
• levert = past participle of å levere (to deliver)

Together, it functions like has been delivered or is delivered, depending on context. In everyday learning terms, you can think of it as a passive/result expression: the package is in the state of having been delivered.

The important idea here is that the package is already delivered before the sending of the number happens.

Because så snart pakken er levert is a subordinate clause, and subordinate clauses in Norwegian usually keep the normal order:

subject + verb

• pakken er levert

In a main clause, Norwegian often has verb-second word order, but subordinate clauses do not follow that same pattern in the same way.

Compare:

• Main clause: Pakken er levert.
• Subordinate clause: ... så snart pakken er levert.

If the subordinate clause came first, the next main clause would show inversion:

• Så snart pakken er levert, sender jeg kvitteringsnummeret til mottakeren.

Notice sender jeg there, not jeg sender.

Those endings mark the definite form in Norwegian.

• en mottaker = a recipient

• mottakeren = the recipient

• en pakke = a package
• pakken = the package

Unlike English, Norwegian often puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word.

So:

• pakken = the package
• mottakeren = the recipient

Because nummer is a neuter noun in Norwegian.

• et nummer = a number
• nummeret = the number

Since kvitteringsnummeret is a compound ending in nummer, the whole word is also neuter.

So:

• et kvitteringsnummer = a receipt number
• kvitteringsnummeret = the receipt number

The last part of the compound usually determines the gender.

Because Norwegian, like German, very often forms compound nouns by writing them as one word.

So:

• kvittering = receipt
• nummer = number
• kvitteringsnummer = receipt number

This is completely normal in Norwegian. English often writes similar expressions as two words, but Norwegian prefers one compound word.

Also notice the -s- in the middle:

• kvittering + nummer → kvitteringsnummer

That linking -s- is common in compounds, though it is not always predictable and often just has to be learned word by word.

Norwegian often uses til to mark the person something is sent to.

• Jeg sender kvitteringsnummeret til mottakeren. = I send the receipt number to the recipient.

This is very natural with å sende.

You may also see double-object patterns in Norwegian in some cases, but sende noe til noen is extremely common and often the safest structure for learners.

So:

• sende noe til noen = send something to someone

Because til mottakeren belongs to the main clause:

• Jeg sender kvitteringsnummeret til mottakeren
• så snart pakken er levert

The sentence structure is:

1. main clause
2. subordinate time clause

So the speaker first states what they will do and to whom, and then adds when it will happen.

You could also begin with the time clause:

• Så snart pakken er levert, sender jeg kvitteringsnummeret til mottakeren.

That is also correct, but then the main clause changes word order to sender jeg.

Yes, that can be possible, but the nuance changes.

• så snart pakken er levert = as soon as the package has been delivered
• når pakken er levert = when the package has been delivered

Så snart sounds more immediate and action-oriented: the number will be sent right away after delivery.

Når is more neutral and does not stress immediacy as strongly.

The structure is:

Jeg

• sender
• kvitteringsnummeret
• til mottakeren
• så snart pakken er levert

Broken down by function:

• Jeg = subject
• sender = verb
• kvitteringsnummeret = direct object
• til mottakeren = prepositional phrase showing the recipient
• så snart pakken er levert = subordinate clause showing time

So the sentence is basically:

I send the receipt number to the recipient as soon as the package has been delivered.

Yes. In Norwegian, a subordinate clause is usually separated by a comma.

So you will often see:

• Jeg sender kvitteringsnummeret til mottakeren, så snart pakken er levert.

and also:

• Så snart pakken er levert, sender jeg kvitteringsnummeret til mottakeren.

In actual modern writing, comma use can vary a little depending on style and editing, but learners should be aware that Norwegian often uses commas around subordinate clauses more than English does.

The main verb forms come from:

• sender → å sende = to send
• er → å være = to be
• levert → past participle of å levere = to deliver

So if you want to learn the dictionary forms behind the sentence, they are:

• å sende
• å være
• å levere

It is understandable, but in real-life situations Norwegians might also use other words depending on context, especially for shipping or logistics.

For example, people may also say things like:

• sporingsnummer = tracking number
• sendingsnummer = shipment number

So kvitteringsnummeret is grammatically fine, but in some contexts another compound might sound more natural depending on what exact number is meant.

That is more a vocabulary choice than a grammar issue.