Questions & Answers about Mitt hus er stort.
Why is mitt used instead of min?
In Norwegian, possessive pronouns agree with the noun’s gender (and number). Hus (“house”) is a neuter noun, so “my” takes the neuter form mitt. The common-gender form min is used with masculine or feminine nouns.
Why is there no indefinite article et before hus?
When a possessive pronoun appears before a noun, it replaces the indefinite article. Instead of saying et hus (“a house”), you say mitt hus (“my house”).
Why is the adjective stor written as stort in this sentence?
Norwegian adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun they modify. Since hus is neuter and indefinite here, you add -t to the adjective stor, yielding stort.
What is the base (dictionary) form of stort?
The lemma is stor (“big”). The -t ending marks neuter singular indefinite.
How would you say “the house is big” in Norwegian?