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Norwegian

Like English, Norwegian has an indefinite and definite case. Whilst this might sound daunting at first, the actual meaning behind this is very simple.

In English, we use "a" or "an" for something general (indefinite), and "the" for something specific (definite). Norwegian does something similar, but instead of using a separate word for "the", it attaches it to the end of the noun.

Indefinite form: This is used when you’re talking about something in general. Norwegian uses an article before the noun, similar to "a" or "an" in English.

<ul>
 <li>en bil – a car</li>
 <li>et bord – a table</li>
 <li>en hund – a dog</li>
</ul>

The article depends on the gender of the noun: en for masculine and feminine nouns, and et for neuter nouns.

Definite form: This is used when you’re referring to something specific. In Norwegian, instead of saying "the" as a separate word, it’s added to the end of the noun.

<ul>
 <li>bilen – the car</li>
 <li>bordet – the table</li>
 <li>hunden – the dog</li>
</ul>

Note: Some nouns in Norwegian have alternate forms in the definite case. These typically involve using an -a ending instead of -en. These forms are more common in spoken Norwegian.

<ul>
 <li>en bok – a book / boka or boken – the book</li>
 <li>en jente – a girl / jenta or jenten – the girl</li>
</ul>

However, not all nouns can use the -a form. For example:

<ul>
 <li>en venn – a friend / vennen – the friend (never venna)</li>
</ul>

Tip: When learning new nouns, try to memorize them with their article and practice the definite form alongside them. This will help reinforce gender and pattern recognition.

Indefinite & Definite Case

Basic Nouns

Pronouns & The Infinitive

Question	Answer
The book	boken
The car	bilen
The dog	hunden
The cat	katten
The house	huset
The child	barnet
The friend	vennen
The girl	jenta In Bokmål, you can technically use "en jente" (common gender) or "ei jente" (feminine), and both are correct. But when it comes to the definite form, it always becomes jenta.
The table	bordet
The man	mannen
The woman	kvinnen