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7 Grammar

7 Grammar

Possessives

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The possessives give information about ownership.

If the owner is jeg (I), you indicate possession by using either min, mi or mitt dependent on the gender of the «owned» noun. If the «owned» noun is in plural, you choose mine:

Faren min er lærer. My father is a teacher.
Mora mi er også lærer. My mother is also a teacher.
Huset mitt er gammelt. My house is old.
Bøkene mine ligger i sekken. My books are in the bag.


The possessives din (your/yours) and vår (our/ours) also agree in number and gender with the noun while hans (his), hennes (her/hers) and deres (their/theirs) are invariable.

Owner Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter
jeg
I		 faren min
my father		 mora mi
my mother		 huset mitt
my house		 bøkene mine
my books
du
you		 faren din
your father		 mora di
your mother		 huset ditt
your house		 bøkene dine
your books
han
he		 faren hans
his father		 mora hans
his mother		 huset hans
his house		 bøkene hans
his books
hun
she		 faren hennes
her father		 mora hennes
her mother		 huset hennes
her house		 bøkene hennes
her books
vi
we		 faren vår
our father		 mora vår
our mother		 huset vårt
our house		 bøkene våre
our books
dere
you		 faren deres
your father		 mora deres
your mother		 huset deres
your house		 bøkene deres
your books
de
they		 faren deres
their father		 mora deres
their mother		 huset deres
their house		 bøkene deres
their books


Quizlet

In Norwegian, the possessives can be placed either after the «owned object», like in the table above, or in front of the «owned object»: faren min or min far.

Note that the noun takes the definite form in the first case while it takes the indefinite form in the latter:

faren min  but min far
mora di  but di mor
huset hennes but hennes hus
bøkene våre but våre bøker
faren deres  but deres far

Subordinating conjunctions

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Som = who/which/(that)

Who/which/(that) - which mostly refers to a noun in front - is simply som in Norwegian, regardless of whether it is referring to people, animals or objects:

Jeg har en bror. Han er 30 år gammel.
I have a brother. He is 30 years old.		 → Jeg har en bror som er 30 år gammel.
I have a brother who is 30 years old.
Jeg har en katt. Den er søt.
I have a cat. It is cute.		 → Jeg har en katt som er søt.
I have a cat which is cute.
Jeg har en bil. Den er ny.
I have a car. It is new.		 → Jeg har en bil som er ny.
I have a car which is new.


Da - når = when

Both da and når mean when.

We use da about a single happening or period of time in the past:

Jeg danset ballett da jeg var lita.
I used to dance ballet when I was little.


We use når for customary or repeated actions, even for repeated actions in the past:

Jeg liker å slappe av når jeg kommer hjem fra universitetet.
I like to relax when I come home from the university.
Jeg likte alltid å slappe av når jeg kom hjem fra universitetet.
I always liked to relax when I came home from the university.


We also use når for actions in the future:

Jeg skal ta eksamen når kurset er ferdig.
I will take the exam when the course is finished.