Han er militær.

He is in the military.

Breakdown of Han er militær.

• være: to be
• han: he
• militær: military

Questions & Answers about Han er militær.

Why is it han and not ham?

Because han is the subject form of the pronoun, and the subject is the one doing or being something in the sentence.

• Han er militær = He is military / He is in the military
• Jeg ser ham = I see him

So in this sentence, han is correct because he is the subject of er.

Why is there no en before militær?

In Norwegian, after å være, words for profession, role, identity, religion, or nationality often appear without an article.

So Norwegian says:

• Han er lærer
• Hun er student
• Han er militær

not normally:

• Han er en lærer
• Hun er en student
• Han er en militær

This is different from English, where you usually need a or an.

Is militær a noun or an adjective here?