Genseren er brun, og den holder meg varm.

The sweater is brown, and it keeps me warm.

Breakdown of Genseren er brun, og den holder meg varm.

• være: to be
• og: and
• den: it
• varm: warm

Questions & Answers about Genseren er brun, og den holder meg varm.

Why is it genseren and not genser?

Because genseren is the definite form of genser.

• en genser = a sweater
• genseren = the sweater

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually added to the end of the noun as a suffix:

• en bil → bilen
• en genser → genseren

So Genseren er brun means The sweater is brown.

What gender is genser, and how does that affect the sentence?

Genser is a common gender noun in Bokmål.

That means:

• indefinite: en genser
• definite: genseren
• pronoun referring to it: den

Because it is common gender singular, the adjective in er brun stays in its basic form: brun.

Why do we use den in og den holder meg varm?