Breakdown of Byens marked er fullt av grønnsaker.
Questions & Answers about Byens marked er fullt av grønnsaker.
Marked is a neuter noun: et marked (indefinite singular), markedet (definite). Adjectives in predicate position agree in gender and number. For neuter singular, full becomes fullt.
• Masculine/feminine singular: full
• Neuter singular: fullt
• Plural (all genders): fulle
Yes, you can say Byens marked er fullt med grønnsaker.
Difference in nuance:
- fullt av = “brimful of,” emphasizing that it’s packed to the brim
- fullt med = “has lots of,” a bit less vivid but still means “full of”
Grønnsaker is the indefinite plural of en grønnsak (“a vegetable”). Forms are:
• Indefinite singular: en grønnsak
• Definite singular: grønnsaken
• Indefinite plural: grønnsaker
• Definite plural: grønnsakene
Yes. A perfectly natural alternative is:
Markedet i byen er fullt av grønnsaker.
Here you use the definite form markedet and the prepositional phrase i byen (“in the city”).
The letter ø is a close-mid front rounded vowel. It’s similar to the eu in French bleu or the vowel in the English word fur (but with rounded lips). In IPA it’s [ø:].
Examples:
• Byens = [ˈbyːəns]
• grønnsaker = [ˈɡrø̂nsɑːkər]