årlige

Årlige is a Norwegian adjective meaning annual or yearly, used to describe things that occur every year or have a one-year duration. It can modify nouns in different grammatical forms, depending on definiteness and number.

Etymology and form: Årlige derives from the noun år (year) combined with the adjective-forming suffix -lig, producing the sense of “having the qualities of a year.” In indefinite use, the base form is årlig. In definite or grammatically determinate contexts, the form årlige appears before a definite noun, for example det årlige møtet (the annual meeting) or det årlige budsjettet (the annual budget). The form kan also appear in plural or common noun phrases in definite or indefinite settings, depending on the noun it describes.

Usage: Årlig is commonly used to describe events, reports, budgets, and measurements that recur each year. Examples include årlige inntekter (annual income), en årlig festival (an annual festival), and årlige kostnader (annual costs). The word is frequently paired with other time-related terms to specify yearly frequency, and it often contrasts with synonyms like års- in compound nouns.

Related terms: In Norwegian, the prefix års- is widely used to form compound nouns that designate something relating to a calendar year, such as årsregnskap (annual accounts) and årsrapport (annual report). Årlig can also appear in comparative or descriptive phrases without changing the basic meaning of yearly repetition.

See also: Norwegian grammar on adjectives and definiteness; års- compounds in Norwegian terminology.