Mange barn leker i parken.

the child

Breakdown of Mange barn leker i parken.

• i: in
• leke: to play
• parken: the park

Questions & Answers about Mange barn leker i parken.

What part of speech is mange, and when do I use it?

mange is a quantifier used with countable nouns in the plural. Use mange barn for “many children.” If the noun is uncountable (like vann or melk), you’d use mye instead (e.g. mye vann).

Why is barn the same in singular and plural?

barn is a neuter noun with an irregular plural form that looks like the singular.
• Indefinite singular: et barn
• Indefinite plural: barn
• Definite singular: barnet
• Definite plural: barna

What is leker, and how do I form the present tense of å leke?

leker is the present tense of å leke (“to play”). Norwegian doesn’t have a separate progressive form; the simple present covers both English “play” and “are playing.” Conjugation is the same for all persons:
jeg leker, du leker, han/hun leker, vi leker, dere leker, de leker

Why do we say i parken instead of på parken, and why is parken definite?

i means “in” (inside an area), whereas på is more like “on” or “at.” Parken is the definite singular of park (en park → parken) because we’re talking about a specific park: “the park.”