En, ei and et Norwegian nouns

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Norwegian Jo En, ei og et 
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En, ei and et: Norwegian Nouns and their Genders 
 
Introduction 
There are three grammatical genders in Norwegian. All nouns are split into these categories. 
They are hankjønn (masculine), hunkjønn (feminine) and intetkjønn (neuter). 
 
Conjugation 
Nouns in hankjønn, hunkjønn and intetkjønn 
Endings in red à added at the end of root 
 
 
*Note: Most intetkjønn words of more than one syllable receive the “-er” ending in the indefinite 
plural form. Although this is not true 100% of the time. 
 
Exceptions 
The rules above are not consistent with all Norwegian nouns, as many are irregular and therefore 
have special conjugations that can be found in a dictionary. 
 
Hunkjønn is optional 
Regular hunkjønn nouns can also be conjugated using the word endings of hankjønn. It is 
optional whether you choose to say “ei jente” or “en jente”. You can also choose to say “jenten” 
instead of “jenta”. Some dialects prefer to stick with hunkjønn conjugation, while others 
consistently conjugate hunkjønn nouns using the hankjønn endings. 
 
 
 
Norwegian Jo En, ei og et 
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List of regular Norwegian nouns and their conjugations 
 
Singular Plural 
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite 
Hankjønn (masculine) 
En hund A dog Hunden The dog Hunder Dogs Hundene The dogs 
En gutt A boy Gutten The boy Gutter Boys Guttene The boys 
En sau A sheep Sauen The sheep Sauer Sheep Sauene The sheep 
En gave A gift Gaven The gift Gaver Gifts Gavene The gifts 
En hest A horse Hesten The horse Hester Horses Hestene The horses 
En dag A day Dagen The day Dager Days Dagene The days 
Hunkjønn (feminine) 
Ei ku A cow Kua The cow Kuer Cows Kuene The cows 
Ei lampe A lamp Lampa The lamp Lamper Lamps Lampene The lamps 
Ei jente A girl Jenta The girl Jenter Girls Jentene The girls 
Ei sol A sun Sola The sun Soler Suns Solene The suns 
Ei stjerne A star Stjerna The star Stjerner Stars Stjernene The stars 
Ei veske A purse Veska The purse Vesker Purses Veskene The purses 
Intetkjønn (neuter) 
Et hus A house Huset The house Hus Houses Husene The houses 
Et lam A lamb Lammet The lamb Lam Lambs Lammene The lambs 
Et kart A map Kartet The map Kart Maps Kartene The maps 
Et rom A room Rommet The room Rom Rooms Rommene The rooms 
Et fly A plane Flyet The plane Fly Planes Flyene The planes 
Et dyr An animal Dyret The animal Dyr Animals Dyrene The animals 
Et gjerde* A fence Gjerdet The fence Gjerder* Fences Gjerdene The fences 
Et ansikt* A face Ansiktet The face Ansikter* Faces Ansiktene The faces 
Et teppe* A blanket Teppet The blanket Tepper* Blankets Teppene The blankets 
*indicates intetkjønn nouns of more than one syllable à indefinite plural ending becomes -er 
 
Examples of irregular noun conjugations 
 
Singular Plural 
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite 
Hankjønn (masculine) 
En bror A brother Broren The brother Brødre* Brothers Brødrene* The brothers 
En mann A man Mannen The man Menn* Men Mennene* The men 
Hunkjønn (feminine) 
Ei mus A mouse Musa The mouse Mus* Mice Musene The mice 
Ei mor A mother Mora The mother Mødre* Mothers Mødrene* The mothers 
Intetkjønn (neuter) 
Et museum A museum Museet The museum Museer* Museums Museene* The museums 
Et tre A tree Treet The tree Trær* Trees Trærne* The trees 
*indicates the form in which the irregularity occurs