Adjektiv og eiendomsord (adjectives and possessives)
en stor bil, et stort hus, store biler — and bilen min.
15 minutes · A free lesson from A2: Hverdagen (everyday life) · Roman and Urdu pronunciation guides and English meanings are shown under each phrase
An adjective agrees with its noun:
| en / eiSay: ehn, aiاےن, آئیMeans: a, an (masculine / feminine) | etSay: ehtاےتMeans: a, an (neuter) | flertallSay: flehtalفلےتالMeans: plural | |
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| storSay: stoorستُورMeans: big | en stor bilSay: ehn stoor beelاےن ستُور بیلMeans: a big car | et stort husSay: eht sturt hoosاےت ستُرت ہُوسMeans: a big house | store bilerSay: stooruh beeluhrستُورَ بیلَرMeans: big cars |
| nySay: nueنیُMeans: new | en ny jakkeSay: ehn nue yakuhاےن نیُ یاکَMeans: a new jacket | et nytt skjerfSay: eht nuet sharfاےت نیُت شارفMeans: a new scarf | nye skoSay: nueuh skooنیُاَ سکُوMeans: new shoes |
With "the", Norwegian marks it twice — a small word in front and the ending: den store bilen, det store huset, de store bilene. The adjective then always ends in -e.
| den store bilen | Say dehn stooruh beeluhn | دےن ستُورَ بیلَن | Means: the big car |
| det store huset | Say deh stooruh hoosuht | دے ستُورَ ہُوسَت | Means: the big house |
| de store bilene | Say dee stooruh beeluhnuh | دی ستُورَ بیلَنَ | Means: the big cars |
Possessives usually come after the noun: bilen min (my car), huset mitt, jakka mi, bøkene mine. They agree with the noun: min (en), mi (ei), mitt (et), mine (plural).
| bilen min | Say beeluhn meen | بیلَن مین | Means: my car |
| huset mitt | Say hoosuht mit | ہُوسَت مِت | Means: my house |
| jakka mi | Say yaka mee | یاکا می | Means: my jacket |
| bøkene mine | Say boekuhnuh meenuh | بوےکَنَ مینَ | Means: my books |
| min | Say meen | مین | Means: my (with an en word) |
| mi | Say mee | می | Means: my (with an ei word) |
| mitt | Say mit | مِت | Means: my (with an et word) |
| mine | Say meenuh | مینَ | Means: my (with a plural) |
my, your, his, her …
Quick check: Det er ___ hus. (a big)Say: deh ehr, hoos.دے اےر, ہُوس.Means: That is … house. (a big)
- en stor
- et stort
- et store
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B: et stort
Lesson quiz
Check what you have learned. Choose an answer to see whether it is right, and why.
Quick check: Choose the right form: “den ___ bilen” (big)
- stor
- stort
- store
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C: store — With den and the -en ending, the adjective always ends in -e.
Quick check: Choose the right word: “huset ___” (my)
- mitt
- min
- mi
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A: mitt — huset is an et word, so the possessive is mitt.
Quick check: Choose the right form: “to ___ biler” (new)
- ny
- nye
- nytt
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B: nye — Adjectives in the plural end in -e: nye biler.
Quick check: What does “hennes” mean?
- his
- her
- their
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B: her — hans is his, hennes is her, and deres is their.
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