Hver dag er ulik.

to be

Breakdown of Hver dag er ulik.

• hver: every
• dagen: the day
• ulik: different

Questions & Answers about Hver dag er ulik.

What is hver in hver dag—an adjective, pronoun, or something else?

hver is a determiner meaning “each” or “every.” It always accompanies a singular noun and replaces an ordinary indefinite article (en/ei/et).

Why isn’t there an article like en or den before dag?

Because hver already functions as the determiner. You cannot combine hver with another article. Saying hver en dag or hver den dag would be ungrammatical.

Why is ulik not ulike in this sentence?

Norwegian adjectives inflect for number and gender when used predicatively:

• Indefinite singular masculine/feminine ⇒ no ending (dag is singular ⇒ ulik)
• Indefinite singular neuter ⇒ -t
• Plural or definite ⇒ -e

Since hver dag is singular and indefinite, ulik remains without ending. (If you said alle dager er ulike, you’d use ulike in the plural.)

Could I say Hver dag er forskjellig instead of Hver dag er ulik?

Yes, forskjellig also means “different.” The nuance is:
• ulik often stresses that no two days are alike.
• forskjellig can simply mean “not the same; various.”

Both are correct, but hver dag er ulik feels a bit more literary or emphatic about uniqueness.