Norwegian Numbers
Learning the Norwegian Numbers is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Norwegian language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Norwegian.
Norwegian cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Here are some examples:
| English Numbers | Norwegian Numbers |
| numbers | tall |
| one | en |
| two | to |
| three | tre |
| four | fire |
| five | fem |
| six | seks |
| seven | syv |
| eight | åtte |
| nine | ni |
| ten | ti |
| eleven | elleve |
| twelve | tolv |
| thirteen | tretten |
| fourteen | fjorten |
| fifteen | femten |
| sixteen | seksten |
| seventeen | sytten |
| eighteen | atten |
| nineteen | nitten |
| twenty | tjue |
| hundred | hundre |
| one thousand | ett tusen |
| million | million |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Numbers in Norwegian has a logical pattern. Locate the Numbers above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Norwegian.
List of Ordinal Numbers in Norwegian
Norwegian Ordinal numbers tell the order of things in a set: first, second, third, etc. Ordinal numbers do not show quantity. They only show rank or position. Below is a list of the Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers in Norwegian. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Norwegian vocabulary.
| English Numbers | Norwegian Numbers |
| Ordinal Numbers | |
| first | første |
| second | andre |
| third | tredje |
| fourth | fjerde |
| fifth | femte |
| sixth | sjette |
| seventh | syvende |
| eighth | åttende |
| ninth | niende |
| tenth | tiende |
| eleventh | ellevte |
| twelfth | tolvte |
| thirteenth | trettende |
| fourteenth | fjortende |
| fifteenth | femtende |
| sixteenth | sekstende |
| seventeenth | syttende |
| eighteenth | attende |
| nineteenth | nittende |
| twentieth | tjuende |
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| once | én gang |
| twice | to ganger |
Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Norwegian, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Norwegian Numbers, you might want to check the rest of our Norwegian lessons here: Learn Norwegian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.