Er is the present tense of å være = to be.
So:
Norwegian does not change the present-tense verb for different persons the way English does. It is always er in the present.
This is the normal word order for a simple statement:
So:
It works like English The rumors are wrong.
This is a very common learner question.
Many Norwegian adjectives change form depending on gender or number, but feil is often treated as an invariable word when it means wrong / incorrect.
So you can get sentences like:
So even though ryktene is plural, feil stays feil.
Here it is functioning like an adjective, meaning wrong, incorrect, or false depending on context.
But feil is also very commonly used as a noun:
So compare:
In Ryktene er feil, there is no article like en, so feil is not being used as a noun here.
It is understandable, but depending on context, other versions may sound more natural.
Common alternatives include:
The differences are small but useful:
So Ryktene er feil is possible, but learners should know there are other very common ways to express the same idea.
Yes, but that changes the meaning to singular:
So the difference is:
The hardest part for many English speakers is the y sound.
A rough guide:
A very rough approximation might be something like RUK-teh-neh, but that is only approximate and not truly accurate.
The key point is the y:
That combination is unusual for English speakers, so it often takes practice.
Yes. Rykte can also mean reputation in some contexts.
For example:
But in plural, rykter very often means rumors.
So in Ryktene er feil, the meaning the rumors are wrong/false is the natural one.
There is definitely a reusable pattern:
Examples:
So this sentence is a good model for making simple statements in Norwegian.