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A2🎨Adjectives
Adjective Agreement
Adjektivbøyning
Norwegian adjectives agree with the noun in gender, number, and definiteness. Masculine/feminine: stor (big), neuter: stort, plural: store, definite: store. The adjective changes form based on what it describes.
Rule
Masc/Fem: -Ø | Neut: -t | Plural/Def: -e
Examples
en stor bil
a big car
et stort hus
a big house
den store bilen
the big car
Common Mistake
✗
et stor hus
✓
et stort hus
Forgetting to add -t for neuter nouns is very common. Hindi adjectives sometimes agree in gender too, but the Norwegian neuter -t ending is unique.
English vs Norwegian
| English | Norsk |
|---|---|
| a big car | en stor bil |
| a big house | et stort hus |
| the big car | den store bilen |
English
a big car
Norsk
en stor bil
English
a big house
Norsk
et stort hus
English
the big car
Norsk
den store bilen