Jeg har en rød genser.

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Breakdown of Jeg har en rød genser.

• ha: to have
• en: a
• genseren: the sweater

Questions & Answers about Jeg har en rød genser.

Why is the indefinite article en used before rød genser, and what does it tell me?

en is the indefinite article for common-gender nouns in Norwegian (equivalent to a or an in English). Since genser (“sweater”) is common gender, you use en to indicate “a” red sweater: en rød genser = “a red sweater.”

What is the basic word order in Jeg har en rød genser?

Norwegian follows a Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order, just like English.
• Jeg (Subject)
• har (Verb)
• en rød genser (Object)

How do you conjugate the verb å ha (“to have”) in the present tense?

In the present tense, å ha is irregular:
• jeg har – I have
• du har – you have
• han/hun har – he/she has
• vi har – we have
• dere har – you (pl.) have
• de har – they have

Why is the adjective rød placed between the article and the noun?

In Norwegian, when you use an indefinite article, the adjective goes immediately after the article and before the noun:
[indefinite article] + [adjective] + [noun]
Hence en + rød + genser.

Why doesn’t change to or here?