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Questions & Answers about Resultatet er negativt.
Why is it resultatet and not just resultat?
Because Norwegian often marks definiteness by adding an ending to the noun.
- et resultat = a result
- resultatet = the result
So -et here is the definite ending for a neuter noun. Unlike English, Norwegian usually does not put a separate word for the in front of the noun in this kind of sentence.
How do I know that resultat is a neuter noun?
You can tell from its dictionary form: et resultat.
In Norwegian, nouns have grammatical gender, and et shows that resultat is neuter. That matters because adjectives often have to agree with the noun, which is why you get negativt later in the sentence.
Why is it negativt and not negativ?
Because the adjective has to match the neuter singular noun resultatet.
Here is the pattern:
- en negativ kommentar = a negative comment
- ei/en negativ bok = a negative book
- et negativt resultat = a negative result
Since resultat is neuter, the adjective takes -t in the singular: negativt.
The same happens even when the adjective comes after er:
- Resultatet er negativt.
What is the basic form of the adjective?