Lenger eller lengre?

The words "longer" and "longer" are difficult to use, even for Norwegians! Here are rules that can help you use these words correctly:

1. " Lenger " is the comparative form of the adverbs " long " and " long ", and describes verbs :
👉 We use " long - longer - longest " when we talk about time:
He always works long hours on Thursdays.
She has been working longer than him in this business.
Petter has worked the longest of all in this company.

👉 We use " far - further - farthest " when we talk about distance:
She runs long distances every day.
They drove further than us and found their way to the beach.
Tor runs the longest at work. He even runs marathons.

2. "Lengre" is the comparative form of the adjective "long", and describes nouns. It is inflected like this:

The comparative form of " long " is " longer ", and the superlative form is " longest ":
He has a long scarf. She has a longer scarf. The boy has the longest scarf.