"Alle kattene er svarte."

Translation: All the cats are black.

[Stigjohan]

The audio for "svarte" is wrong, it should be pronounced with a short /a/. With a long /a/, the word means "answered".

[Poe_Toaster]

"Beware of the night, child. All cats are black in the dark." (Jean Genet)

[Serena0401]

Jeg elsker svarte kattene!!!!

[tinloaf]

So.. In Norwegian, when I say "something is X", is X treated as an adverb or an adjective? It seems like it's adapted to the noun it refers to. In German, it is treated as an adjverb (i.e. belonging to "is" rather than "something"), and thus not inflected to match the noun...

[AnaSrsh]

I think it is treated like an adjective, therefore it inflects according the noun (if it's indefinite masculine/feminine, neutral, plural and definite)

[GrandmaDoll]

Thanks! That is a helpful reminder for me. I make flash cards when I come across new words & I only put the one with the little pic (0-level) to start with. I added your notes to the "color" card, as I'm sure this will pop up again. Tusen takk!

[AlexFalconer]

In English "the" is understood (e.g. implied ) and so - "all cats are black" is perfectly acceptable

[Aaronbgraham]

No, not necessarily. This statement may be referring to a specific group of cats. If you were talking to someone about 5 black cats, you would need the "the" as the definite article, instead of just using the general statement, "all cats are black."

[Lisa954202]

I mørket er alle katter grå.

[nbalive2005]

How would one say "All cats are red and black"?

[lanalhama]

I'm not 100% sure, but I believe it would be alle katter er røde og svarte.

[NorskSunny]

Ikke alle kattene er svarte

[Tzanaa]

If only...

[LbZk16]

Could I ask whether The reason "svarte" has "E" because all kattene is Flertall not Bestemt form?