Grammar notes
Welcome to our first Grammar notes step!
In Grammar Notes we will highlight grammar topics of interest to facilitate your language study.
This week, we start with verbs and nationalities.
Once you have finished reading this step, you should be able to form a complete sentence in Norwegian and tell where you are from and what your nationality is.
Verbs
| Å komme | To come |
| Å være | To be |
The Infinitive is, in a way, the proper name of a verb.
As the name suggests, however, the Infinitive of a verb is unchangeable. That means you can’t use it to express actions in a time perspective.
In order to do that, you need different verb tenses that change according to when the action the verb expresses was performed, for instance in present, past and/or future.
In this grammar post, we will take a brief look at the Present tense.
Most verbs have -r as ending for the Present tense.
| Jeg heter Alex | My name is Alex |
| Hyggelig å hilse på deg | Nice to meet you |
| Jeg er norsk | I am Norwegian |
| Jeg kommer fra Norge | I come from Norway |
| Hvor kommer du fra? | Where are you from? |
Nationalities
Can you find your own nationality in the table below?
If not and you are curious, try to find it in the dictionary. It is in the searching progress for the word you need that you will learn it and be able to remember it better.
| Country | Nationality (adjective) | Person | Language |
| Norge | norsk | en nordmann | norsk |
| England | engelsk | en engelskmann | engelsk |
| Frankrike | fransk | en franskmann | fransk |
| Italia | italiensk | en italiener | italiensk |
| Nederland | nederlandsk | en nederlender | nederlandsk |
| Polen | polsk | en polakk | polsk |
| Spania | spansk | en spanjol | spansk |
| Tyskland | tysk | en tysker | tysk |
| USA | amerikansk | en amerikaner | (amerikansk) engelsk |
Discussion
Så, jeg heter Veruska og kommer fra Norge. Jeg er norsk.
Hvor kommer du fra?
Did you understand what I just wrote?
Can you write a similar sentence and tell your learning community about you?
Where are your fellow course participants from? Are there many different nationalities here?
Click on the discussion thread below and join in.
Enjoy!
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