Norwegian grammar made simple
Gender and articles, word order, verb tenses, modal verbs, adjectives and pronouns in Norwegian, explained with examples.
- Norwegian noun gender and articles: en, ei, et, definite forms and pluralsNorwegian noun gender explained: when to use en, ei and et, how to form bilen, boka and huset, regular and irregular plurals, and tips to learn each gender.Read
- Norwegian word order: the V2 rule, questions and where “ikke” goesNorwegian word order made simple: the V2 rule (verb second), inversion after adverbs, questions, subordinate clauses and where to put “ikke”, with examples.Read
- Norwegian verb tenses: present, past, perfect and future with tablesNorwegian verb tenses with tables: the present in -r, the past of the four weak verb groups, the perfect with “har”, the future with “skal” and strong verbs.Read
- Norwegian modal verbs: kan, vil, skal, må, bør and fårNorwegian modal verbs explained: what kan, vil, skal, må, bør and får mean, their present, past and perfect forms, why there is no “å” after them, and pitfalls.Read
- Norwegian adjectives: agreement, definite form and comparisonNorwegian adjectives made clear: en stor bil, et stort hus, den store bilen, irregular ones like liten, and comparatives such as større and best.Read
- Norwegian pronouns: personal, possessive and reflexive (seg and sin)Norwegian pronouns with tables and examples: jeg/meg, du/deg, possessives like bilen min, the reflexive seg, and when to use sin instead of hans.Read