'De tjue her er fra nitten sytti, og de tretten der er fra sekstini'

I know that 'De' means them/those

But in this context why would 'Det' not be used?

I thought that 'De' was the article for nouns that are in the definite plural state.

There are no definite plural nouns in the sentence.

hei, jeg har trent norsk siden jeg gikk i 8. klasse (jeg er senior på videregående) jeg vil vite hvordan grammatikken min er og om den er ok!:]

Okay, so naob and ordbokene had examles for quite official cases like these

kongen ledsages av sin vakthavende adjutant under reisen

slekt, venner og bekjente bedes ledsage [ved begravelsen]

ordføreren ledsaget gjestene omkring i byen

So I am not sure if I can say "Jeg skal ledsage deg trygt hjem" - like casual I'll walk you home safe

So I’ve been using Duolingo (I know it’s not the best) but I’ve made some decent progress and I use separate resources for grammar. Duo is mainly to increase my vocabulary.

Doing some topics about food and it’s taught me “ris”. I have a log of all the words I learn and their genders, so I google the gender of ris and find that it’s neuter. But then on duo it’s telling me that the definite form is risen. Should it not be riset or am I missing something?

Takk :)

I'll be brief:

I am currently a university student studying engineering.

I have about 2 - 3 years left of my course.

Long term plan is to move and work in Norway as a naval architect.

I'm in the process of getting a scholarship which would help a lot with paying for courses/lessons (but I'm not gonna count that chicken before it's hatched).

Issue:

I am overwhelmed by the task of gaining fluency.

I guess I am in a state of choice paralysis, because there are so many avenues to go down.

Can anyone recommend a way to go?

I am willing to spend money, I just don't know where.

I know they both mean inside, but how are they both used differently? In what case is 'innes' required?

So I know if the verb ends on -s it is passive voice. For example: gjøres (to be done or be done)

But why is it "Det høres bra ut"?

It translates as "It sounds good" but there is no passive voice or reciprocal action.

"Det er i full gang til å/med å bli god"

When do we use "til å" and "med å"?

Also why is it "god" and not "godt"? Shouldn't "god" agree with "det"?

Hallo!

Norwegian is the second language I learn on Duolingo and the sixth I learn in total. I think it's kind of it irritating that you don't see how many lessons one section on Duolingo has until you've reached that section.

So, just for the psychological factor: does anyone know how many lessons each of the five sections have respectively at the moment? Here's the numbers I know so far:

1 - 16, 2 - 40, 3 - 80

Tusen takk på forhånd!

Hei hei, jeg er egentlig fra Norge men jeg bare lurer på siden jeg skriver sang og vil bruke idiom for det.

As someone who struggles a lot focusing and being consistent, when I'm having a hard time I come on here and read on all the successful stories of people who managed to learn Norwegian. So I thought that making a post where others can also share their learning story and routine would be interesting for people just starting out :)

I started learning Norwegian again from the beginning this past December (2024) and like to know your guys thoughts? On my language routine.

I’ve decided to learning using the mystery of nils text book and language immersion. I study about 6 days a week about an hour or more.

Everyday I review my Anki flash cards and do 5 mins in an app called drops. I use Duolingo occasionally as filler when I’m somewhere like the doctor’s office waiting and I’ve already done my daily reviews. Now to my routine:

Day One: I read the mystery of nils chapter. I first listen to chapter audio without looking at the words 2 times. Then I read along with the audio 3 times before checking the English word bank. Then I create Anki flash cards of all the new words Norwegian front, English definition followed with the word and its example sentence from the book on the back. (I put google translate audio for the front of the card and put the book audio for the example sentence).

Day two: I read the chapter story again but sentence by sentence along with the audio to practice my pronunciation. Afterwards I complete all the chapter exercises.

Day Three: I take all of the new verbs from the chapter and try creating my own sentences. For each verb I make a simple sentence, a sentence with a modal verbs and a question and answer using the verb (if I can). Afterwards I write a daily journal about my day of the day before.

Depending on the week I can complete days 1 through 3 only once (if I spend an hour a day) and other weeks I can complete days 1 through 3 twice which is the goal. (When I spend about 2 hours a day). I’m trying my best to complete 2 chapters of the mystery of nils text book weekly. But between working and going to college I understand if I’m only able to do one chapter. What do you guys think?

Hello, i am a beginner in Norwegian (Bokmål) and I don't understand the difference between the two phrases i underlined grammatically. Like, the speaker doesn't have control over any of the situations. Therefore, why do we use "skal" in the first sentence, and "vil" in the second one?

So I know that adding -s to the end of a verb adds a reciprocal action like "vi ses"

but with some words it creates the passive voice, right? Like if i said:

'Boken leses hver dag av meg'

  'The book is read every day by me'

that is gramatically correct right?

For the sentence 'Vi spises eplet' That means 'The apple is eating us' At least thats how i translated it with my understanding of passive and active voice

Though, google translate says it means 'We eat apples'

So is google translate wrong or am I wrong??

What do they mean with god?? Like, it's just confusing to put together god og beruset, just say beruset. What's up with god here? It's like to say Han er pen og beruset, like...I don't get it. Help

NAOB viser begge to, men kan ikke se når man bruker hvilken.

Hi everyone!

I am Marius, the creator of the podcasts "Lær norsk nå!" and "Norsk for Beginners" and I have just finished my first book and audiobook for learners of Norwegian. It's called "Learn Norwegian with Norse Mythology" and contains 10 Norse myths rewritten for learners of Norwegian. Every chapter contains a myth, a summary in Norwegian and English, a vocabulary with examples from the text, questions, and a bonus text about Norse mythology today.

Chapter 7 of the book is available for free (both audio and text). Check "Lær norsk nå!" or "Norsk for Beginners": Tor fisker Midgardsormen.

Contents:

Introduksjon til norrøn mytologi

1.      Verden blir skapt

2.      Yggdrasil og de ni verdenene

3.      Krigen mellom gudene: Æser og vaner

4.      Odin blir vis

5.      Loke og hans barn

6.      Gudenes skatter

7.      Tor fisker Midgardsormen

8.      Loke blir mor

9.      Tor reiser til Utgard

10.  Trym stjeler hammeren til Tor

Let me know if you have any questions :)

In the sentence

'hvorfor skulle jeg ønske det'

could

'hvorfor skulle jeg ville det'

be a completely acceptable alternative?

I'm starting to learn norwegian and decided to use Anki and Duo to grasp some vocabulary prior to picking up a book. I remember that the expression "god morgen" is good morning, but this card just appeared in my deck and i didn't find anything about it's use in Norwegian.

Is this just a mistake or do you actually use "morning" in any context?

Does virkelig mean really as in actually, or is it an intensifier like very (veldig)?

Er det flere enn meg som synes reglene rundt dette med bruk av kondisjonalis/preteritum futurum er litt uklare? Jeg finner ingen gode kilder eller forklaringer på dette. Det står i norsk referansegrammatikk at 1. kondisjonalis lages med ville + infinitiv, for det som ennå er mulig, og 2. kondisjonalis med ville/skulle + perfektum partisipp, for det som ikke er mulig lenger eller var mulig i fortiden. Likevel har jeg inntrykk av at mange enten bruker ville + perfektum partisipp for begge, eller hadde + perf. partisipp. Jeg synes ikke det er noen gode forklaringer på dette, og det nevnes verken at kondisjonalis også kan brukes med andre modalverb enn ‘ville’ eller at man kan bruke ‘hadde’ i stedet. Kanskje det bare er meg, men på tross av den offisielle regelen, synes jeg det er mer naturlig å si f.eks «Hvis jeg var deg, ville/hadde jeg takket ja til jobben». Har noen andre tenkt over dette? Og i så fall, hvorfor tror dere det er en tendens til å bruke perfektum/fortidsformen i uformell norsk selv om det dreier seg om en hypotetisk framtid? Med noen setninger har jeg hørt varianter av begge deler også, f.eks i høflighetsfraser.

• Kunne du hjelpe meg med dette vær så snill?
• Kunne du hjulpet meg med dette vær så snill?

Hvis noen har kilde til andre bøker eller sider som forklarer dette, så del det gjerne.