Vi flytter til en ny by i morgen.

We are moving to a new city tomorrow.

Breakdown of Vi flytter til en ny by i morgen.

• en: a
• vi: we
• til: to
• i morgen: tomorrow
• ny: new
• flytte: to move
• byen: the city

Questions & Answers about Vi flytter til en ny by i morgen.

Why is the verb flytter used instead of a separate future tense like “will move”?

Norwegian often uses the present tense to talk about near-future events. Here, flytter is the present tense of å flytte (“to move”) and, when paired with the time phrase i morgen, it naturally conveys “are moving” or “will move” tomorrow.

What is the infinitive form of flytter, and how do you form its present tense?

The infinitive is å flytte. To form the present tense in Bokmål, add -r to the infinitive stem:
• flytte → flytter

Why do we use til before en ny by, instead of i?

til indicates movement toward a destination (“to”). If you used i, it would mean “in”:
• flytter til en ny by = “move to a new city”
• flytter i en ny by = “move in a new city,” which doesn’t imply relocating there.

What does en do in en ny by, and why isn’t it et?

en is the indefinite article for common-gender nouns. In Bokmål, by (“city”) is common gender, so it takes en. et is only used with neuter-gender nouns (e.g., et hus, “a house”).

Why is the adjective ny not nye here?

Before an indefinite singular common-gender noun, adjectives stay in their basic (strong) form:
• ny by (“new city”)
The form nye appears for plurals (nye byer, “new cities”) or definite forms (den nye byen, “the new city”).

Why is i morgen written as two words, and why is it placed at the end of the sentence?

• i morgen (“tomorrow”) is always two words in Norwegian.
• As a time adverbial, it can come at the beginning (I morgen flytter vi…) or at the end (Vi flytter… i morgen) depending on emphasis or style. Placing it at the end here emphasizes the action first.

How is the word order structured in “Vi flytter til en ny by i morgen”?

Norwegian uses the V2 (verb-second) rule: the finite verb must occupy the second position. In this sentence:

1. Vi (subject)
2. flytter (verb)
3. til en ny by i morgen (rest: prepositional phrase + time)

How do you pronounce Vi flytter til en ny by i morgen?

A rough pronunciation guide:
• Vi = vee
• flytter = FLYUT-ter (soft “t,” double “t” indicates a longer closure)
• til = til (like English “till”)
• en = en (like “uhn”)
• ny = nye (close to “nee-eh,” but often contracted)
• by = bʏ (similar to the German “Bü”)
• i = ee
• morgen = MOR-gen (g as in “got”)

IPA: /vi ˈflytːər tɪl ɛn nyː bʏ i ˈmɔrɡn̩/