Norwegian Grammar

Grammar is often the most feared part of learning a new language. After all, grammar has all of those rules and it can be almost impossible to memorize them all. In fact, the reason that many people feel frustrated when they are learning a new language is due to all of the grammar rules. Instead of learning about all of the myriad Norwegian grammar rules in the beginning, it makes sense to learn only what you need to know to start learning the actual language. Once you have the basics down, you will find that learning and understanding all of the other grammar rules come more naturally.

Norwegian grammar is not as difficult as some other languages might be. Learning the basics happens very quickly for most people, and it can be that way for you as well. Before long, you will understand Norwegian grammar well enough to gain confidence when constructing your own sentences. The order of the words flows the same in the language as it does in English.

Verbs in the Norwegian Language

You will find that the Norwegian verbs are going to behave very similarly to what you see in the English language. The verbs have a central meaning, which is time or tense. You already know this from English. There is a past, present, and future tense. To change the timeframe, you would change the verb to a different tense. A good example would be “I was pleased”, “I am pleased”, and “I will be pleased”. These cover the past, present, and future. It is helpful to know when you are speaking as well as when you write Norwegian.

In Norwegian, gender is going to refer to a type of agreement between words rather than people. For example, dame is feminine and it means woman. The word Ku, or cow, is also feminine. Words in the language are going to have either a masculine or a feminine form. This happens in English, although it is not quite as common.

Plural

Just like in English, you will have plural forms of words, and you have to make the number agree in sentences in order for them to make sense. You will find that in Norwegian grammar, you will not have to worry about gender when you make a noun plural.

As with any language, learning the grammar and intricacies is going to take time. However, Norwegian is not too difficult to learn.