"Jenta drikker vannet."

Translation: The girl is drinking the water.

[Andrew_Leif]

isn't it "en vann?" Is it an exception where it because a word iwth a "et" suffix? I know "barnet" is both, so is it?

[Luke_5.1991]

I'm not sure I understand. "Barn" is a neuter noun. "Et barn" is "a child" and "barnet" means "the child." "Vann" is also neuter. "Vannet" means "the water."

[fveldig]

There are no nouns which changes gender in Norwegian as you decline them. There are only a handful with multiple genders, but they are rare, and even if they can have different genders, you should never mix them as you decline them. So unlike Spanish, there is no 'el agua, las aguas' in Norwegian.

Examples:

en/et øl (a beer) - These have different meanings.

en/et/ei gardin (a curtain) - These have the same meaning.

[eva.lyus]

different meanings of beer?

[fveldig]

'en øl' is a unit of beer, while 'et øl' is a kind of beer.

[zirrex]

Well, then you seem to be the most knowledgeable about beer in Europe!

[alfie638212]

No

[CreMark]

Anyway, somebody can tell me how you say "The girl is drinking water" (without article) in Bokmål? Jenta drikker vann?

[ingalindie]

What indicates which tense should be used? Does drikker mean "is drinking" or "drinks"?

[Porshia153520]

What's the difference between 'is drinking' and 'drinks'?

[alfie638212]

No i can listen know.