Norwegian Plural

Welcome to the fourth Norwegian lesson about the plural. This time we will learn about the singular form and what it looks like in the plural, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of emergency phrases.

book bok

books bøker

car bil

cars biler

tree tre

trees trær

flower blomst

flowers blomster

Plural Grammar Rules

The plural is the form which refers to more than one object or person. For example: I speak two languages the plural here is [languages] because it refers to more than one [language]. The examples below use plurals in different ways and places to demonstrate how they look wehn converted from their singular form.

Grammar + Rules - Norwegian
I speak one language [singular form] jeg snakker ett språk
we speak three languages [plural noun] vi snakker tre språk
he visits many countries [adverb + plural noun] han besøker mange land
they are happy now [plural pronoun] de er glade nå
she has five red shoes [adjective + plural noun] hun har fem røde sko
I want a sandwich without onions [preposition + plural noun] jeg vil ha et smørbrød uten løk

The following is a list of examples showing both the singular and plural form. This demonstrates how the plural is used with humans, objects and animals.

woman kvinne

women kvinner

man mann

men menn

house hus

houses hus

cup kopp

cups kopper

cow ku

cows kyr

horse hest

horses hester

Emergency Phrases

Now it's time to practice your Norwegian by looking at these phrases which are related to emergencies. Be prepared when traveling abroad, just in case you need help or by offering help to someone else. I recommend writing these expressions down on a notebook before traveling.

English - Norwegian
Help hjelp!
Call the ambulance ring etter ambulanse!
I need a doctor jeg trenger en lege
Where is the closest pharmacy? hvor er nærmeste apotek?
Are you okay? går det bra?
I am sick jeg er syk
Call the police ring politiet!

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