Norwegian Adjectives

Welcome to the second Norwegian lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Norwegian to help you practice your daily phrases.

black svart

grey grå

white hvit

blue blå

green grønn

yellow gul

red rød

brown brun

Adjectives Grammar Rules

In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar Rules - Norwegian
my house is white [noun + adjective] huset mitt er hvitt
your country is big [noun + adjective] ditt land er stort
new books are expensive [plural + adjective] nye bøker er dyre
we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] vi er lykkelige her
she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] hun har tre små hunder
this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] dette språket er veldig enkelt
I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] jeg har et lite, grønt hus

We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.

cold kaldt

hot varmt

cloudy skyet

rainy regnfull

snowy snødekt

sunny solfylt

windy vindfull

warm varm

Conversation in Norwegian

Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.

English - Norwegian
hi hei
how are you? hvordan har du det?
I'm good, thank you jeg har det bra!
and you? og du?
what is your name? hva heter du?
my name is Maya jeg heter maya
nice to meet you hyggelig å treffe deg

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