NOUNS

Definite form

In Chapter 2 we presented the indefinite articles en, ei and et which indicate the gender of the noun (cf. a/an). In Norwegian, there is no article in front of the noun in the definite form. Instead a suffix is added. Masculine words get -en, feminine words get -a and neuter words get -et.

en stola chair → stolenthe chair
ei døra door → dørathe door
et bord a table  → bordet the table

If the noun already ends with an -e, you just add the -n or the -t at the end of masculine and neuter words. When adding -a at the end of feminine words ending in -e, you drop the -e:

en familie a family  → familien the family
ei stuea living room → stuathe living room
et hjørnea corner → hjørnetthe corner

Plural forms

The plural of indefinite nouns is normally formed by adding -(e)r. If the singular indefinite form ends in -e, you only add -r:

en stola chair → (to) stolerchairs
ei døra door → (to) dørerdoors
et hjørne a corner  → (to) hjørner corners

Short (one syllable) neuter words take no ending in the indefinite form plural:

et husa house  → (to) hushouses
et rom a room  → (to) rom rooms

In the definite form of the plural, the ending is usually -(e)ne:

stolerchairs → stolenethe chairs
dørerdoors → dørenethe doors
hjørner corners  → hjørnene the corners

Some irregular plural forms

et barna childbarnetbarnbarna
ei boka bookbokabøkerbøkene
en brora brotherbrorenbrødre brødrene
ei søster a sistersøsterasøstresøstrene
en fara fatherfarenfedrefedrene
ei mora mothermoramødremødrene
en manna manmannen mennmennene


Paskutinį kartą keista: Sekmadienis, 2018 spalio 21, 14:03