Norwegian grammar, explained
43 Norwegian (Norsk) grammar points, in the order the course teaches them.
A1 - 12 points
- Verbs never change for personTaught in: Greetings & introductions
- The verb comes secondTaught in: Greetings & introductions
- Asking a question: verb firstTaught in: Greetings & introductions
- Saying where you are fromTaught in: Greetings & introductions
- Telling time with 'halv'Taught in: Numbers, days, time
- Plural nouns: -er and the exceptionsTaught in: Numbers, days, time
- Days and months take på and iTaught in: Numbers, days, time
- Saying no: ikke after the verbTaught in: Numbers, days, time
- en / ei / et - the words for 'a'Taught in: Food & ordering
- Å ha and å væreTaught in: Food & ordering
- Adjectives agree: -t and -eTaught in: Food & ordering
- This and that, and asking the priceTaught in: Food & ordering
A2 - 22 points
- Reflexive pronouns (meg, deg, seg)Taught in: Daily routines & habits
- På, i, til: which preposition for which placeTaught in: Daily routines & habits
- When the second verb needs å, and when it does notTaught in: Daily routines & habits
- How often: adverbs come after the verbTaught in: Daily routines & habits
- Preteritum (simple past)Taught in: Talking about the past
- The irregular pasts, and siden for agoTaught in: Talking about the past
- Preteritum or perfektum? Naming the time decidesTaught in: Talking about the past
- Har du noen gang...? and where aldri goesTaught in: Talking about the past
- The imperative (giving instructions)Taught in: Travel & directions
- The verb keeps second place, even in questionsTaught in: Travel & directions
- En, ei or et? The gender decides everything elseTaught in: Travel & directions
- Jeg vil gjerne: the Norwegian way of being politeTaught in: Travel & directions
- 'The' is an ending, not a wordTaught in: Body, health & feelings
- Jeg har feber: naming a symptomTaught in: Body, health & feelings
- Til or hos? Going there and being thereTaught in: Body, health & feelings
- Adjectives change with what they describeTaught in: Body, health & feelings
- Forslag: Skal vi …? og Vi kan jo …Taught in: Planer og avtaler
- Klokka, fra... til, før, etterTaught in: Planer og avtaler
- Det regner, and what hvis does to the orderTaught in: Planer og avtaler
- Modale hjelpeverb: kan, må, får, vilTaught in: Telefon, meldinger og små problemer
- After at and fordi, ikke jumps in front of the verbTaught in: Telefon, meldinger og små problemer
- Verbs that come with a small word attachedTaught in: Telefon, meldinger og små problemer