"Barnet er mitt."

Translation: The child is mine.

[Silly93]

That doesn't sound creepy at all

[Bib171048]

But why not "Barna er mitt"?

[Delphinine]

Barna is the definite plural form of the word barn, and it means "the children". Because it is plural, you'd have to use mine rather than mitt, producing the sentence Barna er mine.

Edit: Also, "barna" ≠ "barnet". This may be confusing because "-a" is used as an ending for both definite singular feminine (e.g., "jenta") and definite plural neuter nouns (e.g., "barna"). :P

[WhassupNerds]

Did anyone else hear the english translation in the same tune as "the girl is mine" by MJ?

[FadiSamaan]

Why not
Barnet er min

[CarbonFX]

Because et Barn is neutral

[Roozb3h2]

Can somebody help me please? Whats different between "Meg" and "Mitt" ?!

[Regney]

meg = me
e.g., Vil du komme med meg? (Do you want to come with me?)
mitt/min/mi/mine = my

[CrazyJoeDavola]

Bairn is the way the scots called them babies

[Scarlet_321]

Papa don't preach!

[jose1218.]

Is there a difference in the pronunciation of barnet and barna ?

[LuciusWatsonII]

Once you learn the grammar of Barna vs Barnet youll be able to use context clues :) example:

Barn(ah) mitt er en gutt

Vs

Barn(ah) mine er tre gutter.

Youll learn mitt is for singular and mine is for plural neuter, and context will be your best friend! But from what ive heard from Norweigan friends is Barna sounds more like "Barn-Ā" where Barnet sounds more like "Barn-uh." It is so slight, BUT in the real world youll probably be able to tell :)

[Tiny_Twinkletoes]

...sang Michael Jackson never.

[Kate967595]

yeah... keep telling yourself that.