Klimaet blir varmere hvert år.

warm

Breakdown of Klimaet blir varmere hvert år.

• bli: to become
• klimaet: the climate
• hvert år: every year

Questions & Answers about Klimaet blir varmere hvert år.

Why does klimaet end with -et instead of using a separate article?

In Norwegian, the definite article is often attached as a suffix. Klima is a neuter noun (an et-word), so its indefinite form is klima (a climate) and its definite form is klimaet (the climate). You don’t need a separate den.

What does blir mean here? Isn’t er used for “is”?

Å bli means “to become.” When you want to express a change of state—“it becomes warmer”—you use blir. Er (to be) describes a static state (“it is warm”), not the process of getting warmer.

Is blir varmere a passive construction?

No. Although bli can form passives (e.g. blir gjort “is done”), here blir is a copular verb meaning “become,” and varmere is the comparative adjective “warmer,” not a past participle.

Why is varmere used instead of mer varm?

One-syllable adjectives in Norwegian typically form the comparative with -ere. So varm → varmere. You’d only use mer + adjective for longer adjectives or irregular cases.

What is the difference between hver and hvert, and why do we use hvert år?