"The house is not very pretty."

Translation: Huset er ikke veldig pent.

[FlipperSpiele]

Why can you not say "Huset er ikke kjempepent"

[morboed96]

I had the exact same question. Would be very glad about an answer.

[HeindeWilde]

What is the difference between pent, pene and pen? How are they used?

[fveldig]

They are used for different gendered nouns. 'pen' is used to describe indefinite masculine/feminine nouns, 'pent' to describe indefinite neuter nouns, and 'pene' to describe plural and definite nouns.

[HeindeWilde]

Thanks!

[Jeannellen]

Isn't "huset" a definite noun, and shouldn't "pene" be correct?

[fveldig]

That's only when the adjective is in front of the noun. Otherwise you'd use the indefinite.

"Den pene katten" vs "Katten er pen".

[The_Numinous]

Just spent like three minutes googling what was going on here (from a different sentence) and why it wasn't "pene" and finally found this, thank you lol. Such an odd rule.

[EnjoyNM]

mange takk!

[melkmedte]

Does this mean the same thing in Norwegian as it does in English?

[Deliciae]

Yes, it would be interpreted as an understatement (read: ugly) unless you stressed the word "veldig" in pronunciation.

[JoshuaHocker007]

Is "Vakkert" not appropriate for pretty?

[Deliciae]

There's a difference in nuance:

vakker(t) = beautiful
pen(t) = pretty

[kosmocherry]

When you use "ikke" isn't it usually after the noun? But in this case, with a adjective, it is before the noun?

[GertiCharl]

Why not mye? Pls let me know tks