Questions & Answers about Området rundt skolen er trygt.
Why is it trygt and not trygg?
Because området is neuter singular. In predicative position (after er “is”), adjectives agree with the subject’s gender/number:
- Common gender singular: no ending — Skolen er trygg. (“The school is safe.”)
- Neuter singular: -t — Området er trygt. (“The area is safe.”)
- Plural: -e — Skolene er trygge. (“The schools are safe.”) Predicative adjectives do not take the definite ending, even though the noun is definite (e.g., området).
What are the gender and basic forms of område and skole?
- område is neuter: et område (a/one area), området (the area), områder (areas), områdene (the areas).
- skole is common gender (often treated as masculine in Bokmål): en skole (a school), skolen (the school), skoler (schools), skolene (the schools). You generally memorize noun gender with the article (et/en).
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