Editing Norwegian language (section)

===== Definite inflection =====
In Norwegian, a definite noun has a suffixed definite article (cf. above) compared to English which in general uses the separate word ''the'' to indicate the same. However, when a definite noun is preceded by an adjective, the adjective also gets a definite inflection, shown in the inflection table above. There is also another definite marker, {{lang|no|den}}, that has to agree in gender with the noun when the definite noun is accompanied by an adjective.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ntnu.edu/now2/4/grammatikk/1|title=1 Repetisjon|last=Fossen|first=Christian|website=www.ntnu.edu|language=en|access-date=14 July 2018|archive-date=14 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714222053/https://www.ntnu.edu/now2/4/grammatikk/1|url-status=live}}</ref> It comes before the adjective and has the following forms
{| class="wikitable"
|+Determinative {{lang|nb|den}} (Bokmål)
|-
! Masculine
! Feminine
! Neuter
! Plural
|-
|{{lang|nb|Den}}
|{{lang|nb|Den}}
|{{lang|nb|Det}}
|{{lang|nb|De}}
|}

Examples of definite affirmative inflection of adjectives (Bokmål):

* {{lang|nb|Den '''stjålne''' bilen}} ('The '''''stolen''''' car')
* {{lang|nb|Den '''pene''' jenta}} ('The '''''pretty''''' girl')
* {{lang|nb|Det '''grønne''' eplet}} ('The '''''green''''' apple')
* {{lang|nb|De '''stjålne''' bilene}} ('The '''''stolen''''' cars')

If the adjective is dropped completely, the meaning of the preceding article before the noun changes, as shown in this example.

Examples (Bokmål):

* {{lang|nb|Den bilen}} ('That car')
* {{lang|nb|Den jenta}} ('That girl')
* {{lang|nb|Det eplet}} ('That apple')
* {{lang|nb|De bilene}} ('Those cars')

Examples of definite comparative and superlative inflection of adjectives (Bokmål):

* {{lang|nb|Det '''grønnere''' eplet}} ('The '''''greener''''' apple')
* {{lang|nb|Det '''grønneste''' eplet}} ('The '''''greenest''''' apple')

Definiteness is also signaled by using possessive pronouns or any uses of a noun in its genitive form in either Nynorsk or Bokmål: {{lang|no|mitt grønne hus}} ('my green house'), {{lang|no|min grønne bil}} ('my green car'), {{lang|no|mitt tilbaketrukne tannkjøtt}} ('my receding gums'), {{lang|no|presidentens gamle hus}} ('the president's old house').<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://elevrom.sprakradet.no/skolen/minigrammatikk/tema/samsvarsboying_adjektiv|title=Språkrådet|website=elevrom.sprakradet.no|access-date=12 July 2018|archive-date=16 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716004536/http://elevrom.sprakradet.no/skolen/minigrammatikk/tema/samsvarsboying_adjektiv|url-status=live}}</ref>