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🎨 Norwegian grammar: Adjectives — rule, table and examples
Level A2
The rule
An adjective agrees with its noun: en stor bil, et stort hus (+t), store biler (+e in the plural). In the definite form it always takes -e: den store bilen, det store huset. Some never change: bra, gratis, moderne.
Table
| Norwegian | English |
|---|---|
| en stor bil | a big car |
| et stort hus | a big house |
| store biler | big cars |
| den store bilen | the big car |
| en fin dag / et fint vær | a nice day / nice weather |
Examples
- Vi har et stort hus.
We have a big house. - Den røde bilen er ny.
The red car is new.
Try it yourself
1. Vi har et ____ hus. (stor)
stor · store · storer · stort
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Answer: stort
2. Jeg har en ____ bil. (rød)
rød · røde · røder · rødt
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Answer: rød
3. De har tre ____ barn. (liten)
lite · liten · litene · små
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Answer: små
4. Det er et ____ eple. (grønn)
grønn · grønne · grønnt · grønt
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Answer: grønt
5. Den ____ bilen er ny. (rød)
rød · røde · røder · rødt
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Answer: røde
6. Vi har ____ vær i dag. (fin)
fin · fine · finn · fint
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Answer: fint
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FAQ
How does “Adjectives” work in Norwegian?
An adjective agrees with its noun: en stor bil, et stort hus (+t), store biler (+e in the plural). In the definite form it always takes -e: den store bilen, det store huset. Some never change: bra, gratis, moderne.
How can I practise “Adjectives”?
Open the free exercise in Komiks·Lab: 11 fill-in-the-gap tasks with instant feedback, and comics where the rule is used in real dialogues.