Questions & Answers about Været er varmt om dagen.
Why is Været used instead of just Vær?
In Norwegian, nouns in their definite form often appear before verbs like er when making general statements. Været is the definite form of vær (meaning "weather"), so using Været emphasizes that we’re talking about the weather in general. Meanwhile, Vær is the indefinite form.
What does om dagen mean and why is it used here?
Om dagen literally translates to "during the day" or "in the daytime." It points to a repeated or general daytime occurrence rather than a single point in time. In this case, it stresses that the weather being warm is a regular pattern happening during the daytime.
Why do we say varmt and not varme or varm?
Varmt is the neuter singular form of the adjective varm. Because vær (weather) is considered a neuter noun in Norwegian, the adjective must agree with that gender. Therefore, varmt is correct.
Could I say Været er varmt på dagen instead of om dagen?
You might be understood if you said på dagen, but it’s less natural. In Norwegian, om dagen is the standard way to talk about something that happens repeatedly during the day in a habitual sense, while på dagen sounds a bit more like a one-off event or a specific day.