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Learn Hardcore Norwegian: Dommen kommer i morgen. - The judgment comes tomorrow.

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Dommen kommer i morgen.

Dommen kommer i morgen.

The judgment comes tomorrow.

Breakdown of Dommen kommer i morgen.

the judgment; verdict

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Questions & Answers about Dommen kommer i morgen.

Why is it dommen and not just dom?

Because dommen is the definite form of the noun: the verdict / the judgment.

In Norwegian, nouns often add an ending to mean the:

en dom = a verdict / a judgment
dommen = the verdict / the judgment

So -en here works like the in English.

What exactly does dom mean here?

Dom usually means a verdict, judgment, or sometimes sentence, depending on context.

In a legal context, Dommen kommer i morgen would most naturally mean something like:

The verdict comes tomorrow
The judgment will be delivered tomorrow
The sentence/verdict will be announced tomorrow

The most natural English choice depends on the situation.

Why is kommer in the present tense if the event is in the future?

Norwegian often uses the present tense to talk about the future, especially when there is a clear time expression like i morgen (tomorrow).

So:

Dommen kommer i morgen = literally The verdict comes tomorrow
but naturally in English: The verdict will come tomorrow or The verdict will be delivered tomorrow

This is very common in Norwegian.

Could you also say Dommen vil komme i morgen?

Yes, you could, but it is not always the most natural choice.

Dommen kommer i morgen = simple, neutral, very natural
Dommen vil komme i morgen = more explicitly future, but sometimes sounds more like a prediction

In many everyday cases, Norwegian prefers the plain present tense when the future time is already clear.

What does kommer literally mean here?

It comes from the verb å komme, which usually means to come.

Forms of the verb:

å komme = to come
kommer = comes / is coming

In this sentence, kommer can mean more than just physically comes. It can also mean something like:

is coming
will arrive
will be announced
will be delivered

So the exact English wording depends on context.

What does i morgen mean, and why is it two words?

I morgen means tomorrow.

It is written as two words in Norwegian:

i morgen = tomorrow

You just learn it as a fixed expression. Even though i often means in, the phrase i morgen as a whole means tomorrow.

Why is the word order Dommen kommer i morgen?

This is the normal word order for a Norwegian main clause:

subject + verb + time expression

So here:

Dommen = subject
kommer = verb
i morgen = time expression

This is the basic, neutral order.

Can I also say I morgen kommer dommen?

Yes. That is also correct.

When you move i morgen to the front, Norwegian still keeps the verb in second position:

Dommen kommer i morgen
I morgen kommer dommen

This is a very important Norwegian rule called V2 word order: in main clauses, the finite verb usually comes second.

Why is there no separate word for the?

Because Norwegian often puts definiteness on the noun itself instead of using a separate word.

Compare:

en dom = a verdict
dommen = the verdict

So English uses a separate word (the), while Norwegian often uses an ending like -en, -a, or -et.

Is this sentence Bokmål or Nynorsk?

This sentence is standard Bokmål.

In Nynorsk, you would more likely see:

Dommen kjem i morgon

Differences:

kommer → kjem
i morgen → i morgon

How would a Norwegian speaker pronounce this sentence?

A simple pronunciation guide is:

Dommen ≈ DOM-men
kommer ≈ KOM-mer
i morgen ≈ ee MOR-ren

A few useful points:

Stress is on the first syllable of dommen, kommer, and morgen
The mm sound is held a little longer than a single m
In normal speech, morgen is often pronounced more like morren

Is dommen a masculine noun?

In Bokmål, dom is usually a common gender noun, which means it behaves like nouns that take en in the indefinite singular:

en dom
dommen

So for practical learning, treat it as an en-noun.

Could this sentence mean something other than a court verdict?

Usually it will be understood as a legal verdict/judgment, but dom can sometimes be used more broadly depending on context.

Still, without extra context, most learners should understand Dommen kommer i morgen as something connected to a court decision being announced or delivered tomorrow.

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