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Nouns in the plural form
In Norwegian, most nouns end in -er when they are in the plural form:
Gender: | Singular | Plural |
Masculine | en gutt (a boy) en skole (a school) en jente (a girl) | gutter (boys) skoler (schools) jenter (girls) |
Feminine | ei jente (a girl) ei dør (a door) | jenter (girls) dører (doors) |
Neuter | et eple (an apple) | epler (apples) |
Some exceptions:
If a noun ends with -e, we only add -r:
- en skole – skoler (a school – schools)
Short neuter nouns, that have only one syllable, do not have any ending in the plural:
- et språk (language) – språk (languages)
Nouns that describe people, their nationalities or professions and end with -er will get another -e in plural:
- en lærer – lærere (a teacher – teachers)
- en amerikaner – amerikanere (an American – Americans)
Practice
Example: en skole – skoler