Introduction

to Norwegian List of terms

adverb Adverbs often describe the manner in which something is done or
they are associated with degree, place, time, reason. In addition
there are linking, focus and negative adverbs.
adverbial Adverbials are parts of sentences informing when, where, how or
why some action took place or something is in existence.
consonant The Norwegian consonants are:
b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, z
demonstrative Demonstrative determiners signal that somebody or something is
determiners known/identifiable. In addition they specify number (and gender) of
the referent and whether the referent is near or distant in relation
to the speaker.
diphthong The Norwegian diphthongs are:
au, ai, ei, y
infinitive The base form is used in the infinitive.
modal The modal auxiliares are:
auxiliaries should, ought to burde (br burde har burdet)
can kunne (kan kunne har kunnet)
have to mtte (m mtte har mttet)
will, shall skulle (skal skulle har skullet)
want, wish ville (vil ville har villet)
noun Nouns denote concrete entities or designate substances and
abstract notions. Nouns are either masculine, feminine or neuter in
Norwegian and they are inflected for number, definitiveness.

Person Personal pronouns Reflexive

Subject Object pronouns
First person I jeg me meg myself meg
singular
First person we vi us oss ourselves - oss
plural
Second person you du you deg yourself - deg
singular
Second person you dere you dere yourselves -
plural dere
Third person he - han him han/ham himself seg
singular she hun her - henne herself seg
it den, det it den, det itself seg
Third person they de them dem themselves
plural seg
Person Possessive
determiners
First person my min, mitt,
singular mine
First person our vr, vrt,
plural vre
Second person your din,
singular ditt, dine
Second person your deres
plural
Third person his hans
singular her hennes
its dens, dets
Third person their deres
plural


present The present perfect is referred to as the indefinite past because it
perfect is not used with a definite past time adverbial. In addition a deictic
element implying from then up to now is required.
present tense Note that Norwegian does not differ between the simple present
and the present progressive.
preterite/past Note that Norwegian does not differ between the simple past and
tense the past progressive.
subject The referent of the subject of a clause performs (both intentionally
and unintentionally) an action or is affected by an action or is
characterized in the clause.
subordinate A subordinate clause is always combined with a main clause.
clause
subordinating A subordinating conjunction introduces a subordinate clause, i.e. it
conjunction is the first word in the subordinate clause.
verb Verbs describe an action, condition or change of condition. Verbs
are inflected in the tenses, mode and in the active or passive voice
in Norwegian.
verbal The verbal is realized by a verb (verb phrase) which refers to an
action or a situation
vowel The Norwegian vowels are:
a, e, i, o, u, y, , ,