Essential adjectives in Norwegian

Norwegian adjectives agree with the noun in three ways: neuter adds -t (et stort hus), plural and definite add -e (store hus, det store huset). Many common adjectives are irregular in comparison — god, bedre, best; gammel, eldre, eldst — and a few never change at all, like bra and gratis. Here are the ones you will use every day.

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22 words

god good
godt, gode, bedre, best
Det var en god dag. It was a good day.
dårlig bad
dårlig, dårlige, verre, verst
Jeg har dårlig tid. I am short of time.
stor big
stort, store, større, størst
De har et stort hus. They have a big house.
liten small
lite, små, mindre, minst
Vi har et lite barn. We have a small child.
ny new
nytt, nye, nyere, nyest
Jeg har et nytt telefonnummer. I have a new phone number.
gammel old
gammelt, gamle, eldre, eldst
Byen har mange gamle hus. The town has many old houses.
ung young
ungt, unge, yngre, yngst
Hun er ung og flink. She is young and skilled.
lang long
langt, lange, lengre, lengst
Det var en lang tur. It was a long trip.
kort short
kort, korte, kortere, kortest
Møtet var kort. The meeting was short.
høy high, tall
høyt, høye, høyere, høyest
Fjellet er høyt. The mountain is high.
lett easy, light
lett, lette, lettere, lettest
Oppgaven var lett. The task was easy.
vanskelig difficult
vanskelig, vanskelige, vanskeligere, vanskeligst
Det er vanskelig å velge. It is hard to choose.
billig cheap
billig, billige, billigere, billigst
Billetten var billig. The ticket was cheap.
dyr expensive
dyrt, dyre, dyrere, dyrest
Maten er dyr her. Food is expensive here.
varm warm, hot
varmt, varme, varmere, varmest
Kaffen er varm. The coffee is hot.
kald cold
kaldt, kalde, kaldere, kaldest
Det er kaldt ute. It is cold outside.
rask fast
raskt, raske, raskere, raskest
Toget er raskt. The train is fast.
sterk strong
sterkt, sterke, sterkere, sterkest
Han er sterk. He is strong.
viktig important
viktig, viktige, viktigere, viktigst
Dette er viktig. This is important.
riktig right, correct
riktig, riktige, riktigere, riktigst
Svaret er riktig. The answer is correct.
full full
fullt, fulle, fullere, fullest
Bussen var full. The bus was full.
tom empty
tomt, tomme, tommere, tommest
Kjøleskapet er tomt. The fridge is empty.

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