Adjectives in Norwegian

Adjectives are a key part of any language. The Norwegian adjectives listed below will help you learn common Norwegian adjectives in no time. Together with other basic nouns and verbs, this will quickly allow you to express basic things in Norwegian. For even more Norwegian adjectives, take a look at our learning resources for Norwegian at the end of the page.
Basic Adjectives in Norwegian
Colours in Norwegian
Feelings in Norwegian
Space in Norwegian
Other Important Adjectives in Norwegian


Basic Adjectives in Norwegian


EnglishNorwegian  
heavy in Norwegiantung (tung - tung - tungt - tunge)
light in Norwegianlett (lett - lett - lett - lette)
correct in Norwegianriktig (riktig - riktig - riktig - riktige)
wrong in Norwegianfeil (feil - feil - feil - gale/uriktige)
difficult in Norwegianvanskelig (vanskelig - vanskelig - vanskelig - vanskelige)
easy in Norwegianlett (lett - lett - lett - lette)
few in Norwegian
many in Norwegianmange
new in Norwegianny (ny - ny - nytt - nye)
old in Norwegiangammel (gammel - gammel - gammelt - gamle)
slow in Norwegianlangsom (langsom - langsom - langsomt - langsomme)
quick in Norwegianrask (rask - rask - raskt - raske)
poor in Norwegianfattig (fattig - fattig - fattig - fattige)
rich in Norwegianrik (rik - rik - rikt - rike)



Colours in Norwegian


EnglishNorwegian  
white in Norwegianhvit (hvit - hvit - hvitt - hvite)
black in Norwegiansvart (svart - svart - svart - svare)
grey in Norwegiangrå (grå - grå - grått - grå)
green in Norwegiangrønn (grønn - grønn - grønt - grønne)
blue in Norwegianblå (blå - blå - blått - blå)
red in Norwegianrød (rød - rød - rødt - røde)
pink in Norwegianrosa (rosa - rosa - rosa - rosa)
orange in Norwegianoransje (oransje - oransje - oransje - oransje)
purple in Norwegianlilla (lilla - lilla - lilla - lilla)
yellow in Norwegiangul (gul - gul - gult - gule)
brown in Norwegianbrun (brun - brun - brunt - brune)





Feelings in Norwegian


EnglishNorwegian  
good in Norwegianflink (flink - flink - flinkt - flinke)
bad in Norwegiandårlig (dårlig - dårlig - dårlig - dårlige)
weak in Norwegiansvak (svak - svak - svakt - svake)
strong in Norwegiansterk (sterk - sterk - sterkt - sterke)
happy in Norwegianlykkelig (lykkelig - lykkelig - lykkelig - lykkelige)
sad in Norwegiantrist (trist - trist - trist - triste)
healthy in Norwegiansunn (sunn - sunn - sunt - sunne)
sick in Norwegiansyk (syk - syk - sykt - syke)
hungry in Norwegiansulten (sulten - sulten - sultent - sultne)
thirsty in Norwegiantørst (tørst - tørst - tørst - tørste)
lonely in Norwegianensom (ensom - ensom - ensomt - ensomme)
tired in Norwegiansliten (sliten - sliten - slitent - slitne)





Space in Norwegian


EnglishNorwegian  
short in Norwegiankort (kort - kort - kort - korte)
long in Norwegianlang (lang - lang - langt - lange)
small in Norwegianliten (liten - lita - lite - små)
big in Norwegianstor (stor - stor - stort - store)
high in Norwegianhøy (høy - høy - høyt - høye)
low in Norwegianlav (lav - lav - lavt - lavere)
steep in Norwegianbratt (bratt - bratt - bratt - bratte)
flat in Norwegianflat (flat - flat - flatt - flate)
shallow in Norwegiangrunn (grunn - grunn - grunt - grunne)
deep in Norwegiandyp (dyp - dyp - dypt - dype)
narrow in Norwegiansmal (smal - smal - smalt - smale)
broad in Norwegianbred (bred - bred - bredt - brede)





Other Important Adjectives in Norwegian


EnglishNorwegian  
cheap in Norwegianbillig (billig - billig - billig - billige)
expensive in Norwegiandyr (dyr - dyr - dyrt - dyre)
soft in Norwegianmyk (myk - myk - mykt - myke)
hard in Norwegianhard (hard - hard - hardt - harde)
empty in Norwegiantom (tom - tom - tomt - tomme)
full in Norwegianfull (full - full - fullt - fulle)
dirty in Norwegianskitten (skitten - skitten - skittent - skitne)
clean in Norwegianren (ren - ren - rent - rene)
sweet in Norwegiansøt (søt - søt - søtt - søte)
sour in Norwegiansur (sur - sur - surt - sure)
young in Norwegianung (ung - ung - ungt - unge)
old in Norwegiangammel (gammel - gammel - gammelt - gamle)
cold in Norwegiankald (kald - kald - kaldt - kalde)
warm in Norwegianvarm (varm - varm - varmt - varme)


Colours in Norwegian

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