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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):
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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''
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|'''''-er'''''
|''er''
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|'''''-er'''''
 
|Ø (zero)
 
|Ø (zero)
 
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|definite singular
 
|definite singular
|''en''
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|'''''-en'''''
|''a''
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|'''''-a'''''
|''et''
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|'''''-et'''''
 
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|-
 
|definite plural
 
|definite plural
|''ene''
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|'''''-ene'''''
|''ene''
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|'''''-ene'''''
|''ene'' or ''a''
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|'''''-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===
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[[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]]

Latest revision as of 19:30, 23 April 2016

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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):

noun suffixes sorted by definiteness, number and gender
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

The Noun Phrase - Norwegian

Agreement in Norwegian noun phrases

Definite determiners in Norwegian

Possessive constructions in Norwegian

Coordination marking in Norwegian

Sentence syntax - Norwegian

Subject-Verb Inversion in Norwegian

Sentence adverbials in Norwegian

Verb Complementation - Norwegian

Infinitives in Norwegian

Past and Perfective patterns in Norwegian

Personal pronouns in Norwegian

Reflexives - Norwegian

Reflexive verbs in Norwegian

Verb - Preposition expressions in Norwegian


--Lars Hellan (talk) 21:04, 27 December 2015 (CET)