Innflytelsen er stor.

to be

Breakdown of Innflytelsen er stor.

• stor: big
• innflytelsen: the influence

Questions & Answers about Innflytelsen er stor.

Why does innflytelse become innflytelsen here?

Because Norwegian often adds the definite article as an ending on the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.

• innflytelse = influence / an influence
• innflytelsen = the influence

The ending -en shows that this is a definite singular noun.

So Innflytelsen er stor literally matches The influence is great/large.

What gender is innflytelse, and how does that affect the sentence?

Innflytelse is a masculine noun in standard Bokmål usage.

That matters because:

• its definite singular form is innflytelsen
• the adjective after er stays in the common singular form stor

A quick pattern:

• masculine: en bil – bilen er stor
• feminine: ei bok – boka er stor
• neuter: et hus – huset er stort

Since innflytelse is not neuter, you use stor, not stort.

Why is it stor and not stort?