Fakturaperioden börjar idag.

The billing period starts today.

Breakdown of Fakturaperioden börjar idag.

• idag: today
• börja: to begin
• fakturaperioden: the billing period

Questions & Answers about Fakturaperioden börjar idag.

Why does fakturaperioden end in -en?

Because -en is the definite singular ending for this noun. It means the.

So:

• en fakturaperiod = a billing period / an invoice period
• fakturaperioden = the billing period / the invoice period

In Swedish, the definite article is often attached to the end of the noun instead of standing as a separate word like English the.

Is fakturaperioden really one word?

Yes. Swedish very often makes compound nouns by joining words together.

Here, fakturaperioden is built from:

• faktura = invoice
• period = period
• -en = the

So the base compound is fakturaperiod, and the definite form is fakturaperioden.

This is very normal in Swedish. English often writes similar ideas as two words, but Swedish usually prefers one compound word.

What form is börjar?