Forestillingen er lang, men morsom.

to be

Breakdown of Forestillingen er lang, men morsom.

• lang: long
• men: but
• morsom: fun

Questions & Answers about Forestillingen er lang, men morsom.

Why is there no separate word for the in Forestillingen?

Norwegian usually marks “the” with an ending on the noun instead of a separate word.

• en forestilling = a show / a performance
• forestillingen = the show / the performance

So Forestillingen er lang, men morsom literally has the built into forestillingen, and you do not add another word for the in front of it.

What gender is forestilling, and what are its main forms?

Forestilling is a common‑gender noun (the en gender). The main forms are:

• Indefinite singular: en forestilling – a show
• Definite singular: forestillingen – the show
• Indefinite plural: forestillinger – shows
• Definite plural: forestillingene – the shows

You can also use ei forestilling in some dialects (feminine article), but in standard Bokmål en is most common.

Why do the adjectives lang and morsom not have any endings here?