Looking good?
Basic grammar. Adjectives.
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Combination with the verb “to look”
The English expression to look + adjective (He looks old) is in Norwegian constructed with the verb å se + adjective + (the adverb) UT.
The adjectives follow the patterns we described in week 1 and 2.
Below, this is demonstrated with the adjectives FIN (nice) and GAMMEL (old).
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural |
| Bilen ser fin ut | Boka ser fin ut | Huset ser fint ut | Bilene/Bøkene/Husene ser fine ut |
| The car looks nice | The book looks nice | The house looks nice | The cars/books/houses look nice |
| Bilen ser gammel ut | Boka ser gammel ut | Huset ser gammelt ut | Bilene/Bøkene/Husene ser gamle ut |
| The car looks old | The book looks old | The house looks old | The cars/books/houses look old |
Denne bilen ser veldig gammel ut!
Disse bøkene ser også veldig gamle ut…
Og dette huset ser definitivt gammelt ut!
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