Den nye kollegaen min kommer i morgen.

My new colleague is coming tomorrow.

Breakdown of Den nye kollegaen min kommer i morgen.

• komme: to come
• i morgen: tomorrow
• min: my
• ny: new
• den: the
• kollegaen: the colleague

Questions & Answers about Den nye kollegaen min kommer i morgen.

Why is den used instead of det in Den nye kollegaen min?

In Norwegian, demonstratives agree in gender with the noun they point to. kollega is a common-gender noun, so you use den. det would be used only with neuter-gender nouns.

Why does the adjective ny become nye here?

When you have a definite noun phrase—marked by a demonstrative like den, a definite article, or a definite suffix (-en/-et)—the adjective takes the ending -e. Since Den nye kollegaen is definite, ny changes to nye.

How do you form the definite singular of kollega?

Most common-gender nouns add -en in the definite singular. So:
• Indefinite singular: kollega (“a colleague”)
• Definite singular: kollegaen (“the colleague”)

Why is min (my) placed after the noun instead of before it?

In Norwegian, if a noun phrase is already definite (by a demonstrative or a suffix like -en), the possessive pronoun follows the noun: kollegaen min (“my colleague”). If you want to put the possessive before, you must make the noun indefinite: min nye kollega.

Could you say Min nye kollega kommer i morgen instead?

Yes. Min nye kollega kommer i morgen is perfectly correct. It uses an indefinite phrase (min + adjective + noun) and means essentially the same thing, though it lacks the extra emphasis of “the one of mine.”

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

i morgen literally means “in the morning,” but it’s used to mean “tomorrow.” In modern Norwegian it’s always two words; imorgen is incorrect.

Why isn’t there a future auxiliary like “skal” (will)?

Norwegian commonly uses the present tense to talk about near-future events. Kommer i morgen naturally conveys “is coming tomorrow.” You could add skal (skal komme), but it isn’t required for scheduled or certain future events.

Can you start the sentence with I morgen, as in I morgen kommer den nye kollegaen min?

Yes. Norwegian follows the V2 word-order rule (verb second). If you place I morgen first, kommer stays in second position, and the subject follows it: I morgen kommer den nye kollegaen min.