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=Gender in Norwegian nouns = | =Gender in Norwegian nouns = | ||
| − | Common nouns in Norwegian belong to a ''gender'': ‘masculine’, ‘feminine’ or ‘neuter’. (In some versions of Norwegian there are only two options, the marking of feminine having disappeared or nearly disappeared. In these versions, one sometimes refers to the remaining non-neuter gender as ‘common gender’. Here we will assume the three-gender system.) The gender of a noun reveals itself in the form of the inflections for number and definiteness; typical forms of the suffixes are as indicated below ('indefinite singular' has no suffix): | + | Common nouns in Norwegian belong to a ''gender'': ‘masculine’, ‘feminine’ or ‘neuter’. (In some versions of Norwegian there are only two options, the marking of feminine having disappeared or nearly disappeared. In these versions, one sometimes refers to the remaining non-neuter gender as ‘common gender’. Here we will assume the three-gender system.) The gender of a noun reveals itself in the form of the inflections for number and definiteness; typical forms of the suffixes are as indicated below (note that 'indefinite singular' has no suffix): |
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|indefinite plural | |indefinite plural | ||
| − | |''er'' | + | |'''''-er''''' |
| − | |''er'' | + | |'''''-er''''' |
|Ø (zero) | |Ø (zero) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|definite singular | |definite singular | ||
| − | |''en'' | + | |'''''-en''''' |
| − | |''a'' | + | |'''''-a''''' |
| − | |''et'' | + | |'''''-et''''' |
|- | |- | ||
|definite plural | |definite plural | ||
| − | |''ene'' | + | |'''''-ene''''' |
| − | |''ene'' | + | |'''''-ene''''' |
| − | |''ene'' or ''a'' | + | |'''''-ene''''' or '''''-a''''' |
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The gender also can show itself in agreement. See | The gender also can show itself in agreement. See | ||
. [[Agreement in Norwegian noun phrases]] | . [[Agreement in Norwegian noun phrases]] | ||
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| + | ===Related pages=== | ||
| + | [[The Noun Phrase - Norwegian]] | ||
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| + | [[Agreement in Norwegian noun phrases]] | ||
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| + | [[Definite determiners in Norwegian]] | ||
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| + | [[Possessive constructions in Norwegian]] | ||
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| + | [[Coordination marking in Norwegian]] | ||
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| + | [[Sentence syntax - Norwegian]] | ||
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| + | [[Subject-Verb Inversion in Norwegian]] | ||
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| + | [[Sentence adverbials in Norwegian]] | ||
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| + | [[Verb Complementation - Norwegian]] | ||
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| + | [[Infinitives in Norwegian]] | ||
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| + | [[Past and Perfective patterns in Norwegian]] | ||
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| + | [[Personal pronouns in Norwegian]] | ||
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| + | [[Reflexives - Norwegian]] | ||
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| + | [[Reflexive verbs in Norwegian]] | ||
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| + | [[Verb - Preposition expressions in Norwegian]] | ||
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| + | --[[User:Lars Hellan|Lars Hellan]] ([[User talk:Lars Hellan|talk]]) 21:04, 27 December 2015 (CET) | ||
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| + | [[Category:Norwegian Grammar]] | ||
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Gender in Norwegian nouns
Common nouns in Norwegian belong to a gender: ‘masculine’, ‘feminine’ or ‘neuter’. (In some versions of Norwegian there are only two options, the marking of feminine having disappeared or nearly disappeared. In these versions, one sometimes refers to the remaining non-neuter gender as ‘common gender’. Here we will assume the three-gender system.) The gender of a noun reveals itself in the form of the inflections for number and definiteness; typical forms of the suffixes are as indicated below (note that 'indefinite singular' has no suffix):
| feature | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| indefinite plural | -er | -er | Ø (zero) |
| definite singular | -en | -a | -et |
| definite plural | -ene | -ene | -ene or -a |
The gender also can show itself in agreement. See
. Agreement in Norwegian noun phrases
Related pages
Agreement in Norwegian noun phrases
Definite determiners in Norwegian
Possessive constructions in Norwegian
Coordination marking in Norwegian
Subject-Verb Inversion in Norwegian
Sentence adverbials in Norwegian
Verb Complementation - Norwegian
Past and Perfective patterns in Norwegian
Personal pronouns in Norwegian
Verb - Preposition expressions in Norwegian
--Lars Hellan (talk) 21:04, 27 December 2015 (CET)