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Learn Hardcore Norwegian: Parverdien er tre. - The par score is three.

Hardcore Norwegian
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/Parverdien er tre.

Parverdien er tre.

Word

Parverdien er tre.

Meaning

The par score is three.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Norwegian

Lesson

Playing disc golf with friends

Breakdown of Parverdien er tre.

the par score (disc golf)

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Questions & Answers about Parverdien er tre.

Why does parverdien end in -en?

Because -en is the definite article attached to the noun.

In Norwegian, you usually say the by adding an ending to the noun instead of putting a separate word in front:

en parverdi = a par value
parverdien = the par value

So parverdien is the definite singular form.

Is parverdien one word on purpose?

Yes. Norwegian normally writes compound nouns as one word.

So this is:

parverdi = a compound noun
parverdien = that same noun in the definite form

The last part, verdi, is the main noun, and it determines the gender and inflection. Since verdi is commonly en verdi, the definite form becomes verdien, and in the compound: parverdien.

Why is the verb er used here?

Er is the present tense of å være = to be.

So:

jeg er = I am
du er = you are
han/hun/den/det er = he/she/it is

Unlike English, Norwegian does not change the present form of to be depending on the subject. It is just er for all persons in the present tense.

Why is it tre and not some other form?

Because tre is the normal Norwegian word for three, and numbers usually do not change form here.

In this sentence, tre is a predicate after the verb er, so it stays simple:

Verdien er tre.
Tallet er tre.

There is no extra ending and no article before tre.

Is the word order anything special?

No, this is a very basic Norwegian sentence pattern:

Parverdien = subject
er = verb
tre = subject complement / predicate

So it follows the simple pattern:

Subject + verb + complement

This is very similar to English: The par value is three.

Could I say Parverdi er tre instead?

Usually, parverdien er tre sounds more natural for a normal full sentence, because it refers to a specific par value: the par value.

Parverdi er tre without the definite ending sounds less natural in ordinary usage unless you are speaking very generally, using a heading style, or working in a special technical context.

So for a learner, parverdien er tre is the safer choice.

How do I pronounce parverdien er tre?

A rough English-friendly pronunciation would be:

PAHR-ver-dee-en er tray

A few notes:

r in Norwegian is usually tapped or rolled more than in English
tre has a long e sound, something like tray, but not exactly the same
verdien is pronounced smoothly, with the ending -en sounding like a separate final syllable

Pronunciation varies by dialect, so the exact sound can differ.

Does par here mean the same thing as English pair?

Not necessarily in a way that helps you analyze the sentence word by word.

Even if a part of a Norwegian compound looks familiar, it is often best to learn the whole compound as one vocabulary item. Here, parverdi is a set term, and the sentence is built around that noun.

So for learning purposes, it is better to think:

parverdi = one complete noun
parverdien = the definite form of that noun

rather than trying to interpret par separately every time.

Why is there no separate word for the in front of parverdien?

Because Norwegian usually expresses definiteness by adding it to the noun itself.

English:

the par value

Norwegian:

parverdien

This is one of the big structural differences between English and Norwegian. The definite article is often a suffix, not a separate word.

Can this sentence also mean equals three?

Yes, in sentences like this, er can often feel like is or equals, depending on the context.

So if you are talking about a value, number, or rating, er tre can naturally be understood as:

is three
equals three

The grammar is still the same either way.

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