Fortet er gammelt.

to be

Breakdown of Fortet er gammelt.

• gammel: old
• fortet: the fort

Questions & Answers about Fortet er gammelt.

Why does fort become fortet?

Because Norwegian usually puts the definite article on the end of the noun.

• et fort = a fort
• fortet = the fort

The ending -et is the definite ending for many neuter singular nouns. So fortet is not a different word; it is the noun fort with the meaning the added to it.

How do I know that fort is a neuter noun?

The dictionary form is et fort, and the article et tells you it is neuter.

In Norwegian, nouns have grammatical gender, and that affects:

• the indefinite article: en / et
• the definite ending: for neuter singular often -et
• adjective agreement: here gammelt

So because it is et fort, you get:

• et fort
• fortet
• et gammelt fort
• fortet er gammelt

Why is it gammelt and not gammel?