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Questions & Answers about Han har en stor familie.
Why do we use han instead of ham in this sentence?
Han is the subject pronoun meaning he, used as the grammatical subject of the sentence. Ham is the object pronoun (him) and would appear after a verb or preposition if he is the object, not the subject.
Why is the verb har used instead of ha?
Har is the present tense form of the verb å ha (to have). Ha is the infinitive form. In a normal present tense statement, we use har with the subject han (he has).
Why is there an indefinite article en before stor familie?
In Norwegian, most masculine nouns (like familie) use the indefinite article en. This signals a/an in English. It also helps identify the noun’s gender and number, which influences how adjectives and other parts of speech are used.
Why does the adjective stor come before the noun familie?
In Norwegian, as in English, descriptive adjectives usually precede the noun they modify. So en stor familie literally translates to a big family, placing the adjective stor (big) before familie (family).
How does stor change if the noun is plural or definite?
When the noun is plural indefinite, you add -e to the adjective, becoming store (for example, flere store familier = several big families). For a definite noun, you also use store (for example, den store familien = the big family).
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