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📦 Norwegian grammar: Nouns: en, ei, et — rule, table and examples
Level A1
The rule
Every noun has a gender: en (masculine), ei (feminine, can be replaced by en) and et (neuter). The definite form puts the article at the end: en bil → bilen, ei bok → boka (boken), et hus → huset.
Table
| Norwegian | English |
|---|---|
| en bil → bilen | a car → the car |
| ei bok → boka | a book → the book |
| et hus → huset | a house → the house |
| en katt → katten | a cat → the cat |
| et eple → eplet | an apple → the apple |
Examples
- Jeg har en katt. Katten heter Pus.
I have a cat. The cat is called Pus. - Vi bor i et hus. Huset er gult.
We live in a house. The house is yellow.
Try it yourself
1. Jeg har ____ katt.
den · ei · en · et
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Answer: en
2. Vi bor i ____ hus.
det · ei · en · et
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Answer: et
3. Mia spiser ____ eple.
den · ei · en · et
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Answer: et
4. Leo har en hund. ____ heter Max.
En hund · Hund · Hunden · Hundet
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Answer: Hunden
5. Vi har et hus. ____ er rødt.
Et hus · Hus · Husen · Huset
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Answer: Huset
6. Jeg leser ei bok. ____ er spennende.
Bok · Boka · Boket · Ei bok
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Answer: Boka
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FAQ
How does “Nouns: en, ei, et” work in Norwegian?
Every noun has a gender: en (masculine), ei (feminine, can be replaced by en) and et (neuter). The definite form puts the article at the end: en bil → bilen, ei bok → boka (boken), et hus → huset.
How can I practise “Nouns: en, ei, et”?
Open the free exercise in Komiks·Lab: 10 fill-in-the-gap tasks with instant feedback, and comics where the rule is used in real dialogues.