Plural form of Adjectives ending in -el, -en, or with double consonants with examples in song Adjektivsangen

In Norwegian, adjectives like gammel (old) and sulten (hungry) do not follow the main pattern for forming the plural and definite forms. Here’s a breakdown of how it works:

Adjectives ending in -el, -en, or with double consonants:

1. -el Adjectives: Drop the -e before adding -e for the plural and definite forms.
   • gammel → gamle (plural/definite)
2. -en Adjectives: Drop the -e and simplify the consonant before adding the – e
   • sulten → sultne (plural/definite)
3. Double Consonants: Drop one consonant when forming the plural/definite forms.
   • snill (kind) → snille (plural/definite)

Examples:

• En gammel bil (an old car) → De gamle bilene (the old cars)
• En sulten katt (a hungry cat) → De sultne kattene (the hungry cats)
• En snill jente (a kind girl) → De snille jentene (the kind girls)

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Examples in song:

Adjektivsangen

Vers 1
Jeg har en gammel bil,
I have an old car,

Men nå er bilene gamle og har stil,
But now the cars are old and have style,

En sulten katt jeg ser,
A hungry cat I see,

I flertall er de sultne fler.
In the plural, they are hungry more.

Refreng
Husk at -e forsvinner bort,
Remember that the -e disappears,

Og dobbeltkonsonant blir kort.
And double consonants get shorter.

Gammel, sulten, snill – du vet,
Old, hungry, kind – you know,

I flertall blir det ganske lett!
In the plural, it’s quite easy!

Vers 2
En snill venn er alltid bra,
A kind friend is always good,

I flertall blir de snille, ja!
In the plural, they become kind ones, yes!

En trofast hund går ved min fot,
A faithful dog walks by my foot,

De trofaste gir alltid mot.
The faithful ones always give courage.

Refreng
Husk at -e forsvinner bort,
Remember that the -e disappears,

Og dobbeltkonsonant blir kort.
And double consonants get shorter.

Gammel, sulten, snill – du vet,
Old, hungry, kind – you know,

I flertall blir det ganske lett!
In the plural, it’s quite easy!

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Adjektivsangen

Vers 1
Jeg har en gammel bil,
Men nå er bilene gamle og har stil,
En sulten katt jeg ser,
I flertall er de sultne fler.

Refreng
Husk at -e forsvinner bort,
Og dobbeltkonsonant blir kort.
Gammel, sulten, snill – du vet,
I flertall blir det ganske lett!

Vers 2
En snill venn er alltid bra,
I flertall blir de snille, ja!
En trofast hund går ved min fot,
De trofaste gir alltid mot.

Refreng
Husk at -e forsvinner bort,
Og dobbeltkonsonant blir kort.
Gammel, sulten, snill – du vet,
I flertall blir det ganske lett!

Lyrics written by ChatGPT, Rhythm & vocal(s) by Suno AI