Teateret har en ny utstilling om gammel kunst.

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Breakdown of Teateret har en ny utstilling om gammel kunst.

• en: a
• om: about
• ny: new

Questions & Answers about Teateret har en ny utstilling om gammel kunst.

What does the -et ending in Teateret signify?

It marks the definite singular form for a neuter noun in Bokmål. Teater means “a theatre” and adding -et gives Teateret, “the theatre.”

Why is en used before ny utstilling instead of et or ei?

Utstilling is a common-gender noun. In Bokmål common-gender nouns can take the masculine article en or the feminine article ei, but en is more commonly used. Et is reserved for neuter-gender nouns.

Is it okay to say ei utstilling instead of en utstilling?

Yes. Utstilling is formally feminine, so ei utstilling is perfectly correct. Many Bokmål speakers simplify by using en for all common-gender nouns, which is why you often see en utstilling.

Why does ny have no ending like nytt or nye?

Adjectives in Norwegian agree with the gender and number of the noun they modify. For a common-gender indefinite singular noun (here utstilling), the adjective remains uninflected: en ny utstilling. You’d use nytt with a neuter noun (e.g. et nytt hus) and nye for plurals (e.g. nye utstillinger).