Været er dramatisk i kveld.

to be

Breakdown of Været er dramatisk i kveld.

• været: the weather
• i kveld: tonight
• dramatisk: dramatic

Questions & Answers about Været er dramatisk i kveld.

Why is været used in the definite form with -et?

In Norwegian, the noun for weather is vær (neuter). To express the weather, you add the definite suffix -et, giving været. Norwegian does not use separate articles like English the, but attaches them to the noun.

I often see sentences like det er kaldt for saying it is cold. Why is there no det in været er dramatisk i kveld?

det acts as a placeholder subject when no specific subject is mentioned. In det er kaldt, det introduces the idea that it is cold. However, in været er dramatisk i kveld, været is the real subject, so det is omitted.

How do I pronounce the letter æ in været?

The æ in Norwegian sounds like the a in the English word cat. So væ is pronounced veh with a short e sound, and været overall is something like VAIR-et ([ˈværət] in IPA).

Why is dramatisk not given an ending like -t or -e?