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?
Den means it and refers back to genseren.
In Norwegian, when you refer back to a noun, you often use:
- den for common gender nouns
- det for neuter nouns
Since genser is common gender, den is correct:
- Genseren er brun, og den holder meg varm.
If the noun were neuter, you would use det instead.