Norsk grammatikk
God, godt og bra
Do you speak Norwegian well ? Or do you speak Norwegian well ? We can say both 😃 But we can't say:
ERROR : Do you speak good Norwegian?
Why? That's because " good " is an adjective . Adjectives describe nouns , while adverbs describe verbs . In the sentence above, " good " and " good " are adverbs . Here are the rules that can help you use these words correctly:
👉 ADJECTIVE : good, good, good
We use adjectives to describe nouns , and we have to remember which gender the noun has. The adjective "good" has three forms: good (indefinite form masculine and feminine), good (indefinite form neuter) and good (plural and definite form):
| indefinite form singular | definite form singular | indefinite form plural | definite form plural | |
| masculine | a good car | the good car | good cars | the good cars |
| feminine | a good book | the good book | good books | the good books |
| neuter | a good question | the good question | good questions | the good questions |
⚠️ Also remember the pronunciation of these words!
The "D" is silent: "good" is pronounced /go/, "gode" is pronounced /goe/
We pronounce to - sound in "good": /gone/
The adjective "good" is not inflected:
indefinite form singular | definite form singular | indefinite form plural | definite form plural | |
| masculine | a good car | the good car | good cars | the good cars |
| feminine | a good book | the good book | good books | the good books |
| neuter | a good question | the good question | good question | the good questions |
👉 ADVERB : good, good
Adverbs describe verbs :
I 'm fine . = I 'm fine .
He works well . = He works well .
The team played well . = The team played well .
⚠️ "Good" and "good" can often be used interchangeably, but in some expressions we use them differently:
We have plenty of time . We don't need to rush. (= enough time)
Autumn is a very good time to plant shrubs and trees. (= right time)
There is plenty of space in the sofa. Come and sit down. (= enough space)
This restaurant is a really good place . (= good quality)
