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Definite Forms
The definite form, the _____, the woman, et cetera, is formed by attaching the indefinite article onto the end of the noun. This ending is called a postfix or a suffix
man
Indefinite
en _____ (a man)
mann
Indefinite
et _____ (a child)
barn
Definite
____ (the man)
mannen
Definite
______ (the child)
barnet
Although the ___ is pronounced as such in the phrase et barn, it turns silent in the definite form, barnet, which is pronounced more like barneh. This is the case with all neuter nouns in the singular definite form. Be sure to drop the t sound, otherwise you might sound rather Swedish.
t
For feminine-classified nouns, there is one irregularity in the definite form:
Indefinite
______ kvinne or en kvinne (a woman)
ei
Indefinite
ei _____ or en jente (a girl)
jente
Definite
_____ or kvinnen (the woman)
kvinna
Definite
jenta or ______ (the girl)
jenten
Present
The present tense is used to describe things that are happening or are true now:
Jeg leser nå.
I am reading now.
The present tense is also in general statements that are independent of time:
Jorda er rund.
The earth is round.
For things that repeat and that are still recurring:
Jeg sover hver natt.
I sleep every night.
The present tense can be used to talk about the future as well, especially when it is certain:
Jeg reiser i morgen.
I leave tomorrow.
As a rule of thumb, you can use the present tense where you would use either the present (I leave tomorrow.) or present progressive (I am leaving tomorrow.) tenses in English.
You do not have to worry about person or number when dealing with verbs in Norwegian, the verb stays the same. This is even simpler than English where you have to remember to add the -s in the third person singular in the present tense.
Forming the present is extremely easy, just add the suffix -________ to the infinitive (the form you’ll find in the dictionary).
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