Nina's Blog - Monday 20th November 2023

Monday 20th November 2023, 21:26

Inspired by @BarbossasHusband's question https://similarworlds.com/language/4875346-To-those-who-dont-have-english-as-their-first-language

Is there anyone else on SW who has Norwegian as their second (or third, or umpteenth) language? If so which pairs of words do you find difficult?

For me it's words like ny og nytt, god og godt. I can never remember which to use when I'm speaking despite understanding that the first of each pair is masculine and the second is neuter because I just can't remember which nouns have which gender! I also have trouble with the definite articles den (masculine, feminine), det (neuter), de (plural) for the same reason.

And as for all the rules for adjectives that depend on exactly what ending they have, I'm not sure native speakers always get them right either! See https://www.ntnu.edu/now2/4/grammatikk

I'm grateful for small mercies, comparatives don't agree in gender!