4.4 Indefinite Plural
To form the indefinite plural form of the noun, Norwegian adds -r
(or -er) to the indefinite singular.
This form is usually used with numbers or other quantity words, such as mange (many), noen (some).
Gender |
Indefinite Singular |
Indefinite Plural |
Masculine |
en gutt (a boy) | gutter (boys) |
Feminine |
ei jente (a girl) en jente |
jenter (girls) |
Neuter |
et eple (an apple) et hus (a house) et rekkehus (a row house) |
epler (apples) hus* (houses) rekkehus** (row houses) |
*One-syllable et-nouns do not add an ending for indefinite plural. This is similar to the English “one deer, two deer”.
**This rule also applies to compound words where the last element is a one-syllable et-noun.