"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

[Jonathan216867]

Bairn is the way the scots called them babies

[Scarlet_321]

Papa don't preach!

[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