Norwegian Grammar for Intermediate LearnersCEFR B1 Level
Master advanced concepts like subjunctive mood and passive voice.
Advance your Norwegian skills with B1 intermediate grammar. Learn subjunctive mood, passive voice, conditional sentences, and nuanced grammar rules. Designed for confident learners aiming for fluency in Norwegian.
Future Tense
Learn to express future actions in Norwegian using 'skal', 'vil', 'kommer til å', and present tense. Understand the nuances between different future expressions.
Subjunctive & Conditional
Learn to express hypothetical situations, wishes, and conditional sentences in Norwegian using 'ville', 'skulle', and 'hvis' (if) clauses.
Relative Clauses
Learn to use Norwegian relative clauses with 'som' (who/which/that) to combine sentences and add information about nouns.
Passive Voice
Learn to form and use the Norwegian passive voice with 'bli' + past participle and the s-passive. Understand when to use each passive construction.
Reported Speech
Learn to report what others have said using Norwegian indirect speech. Understand tense shifts and how to report statements, questions, and commands.
Past Perfect Tense
Master the Norwegian past perfect (pluskvamperfektum) formed with 'hadde' + past participle. Use this tense to describe actions completed before another past action, essential for storytelling and explaining sequences of past events.
Infinitive vs Gerund
Understand when to use the Norwegian infinitive with 'Ã¥' versus verbal nouns and other constructions. Unlike English, Norwegian doesn't have true gerunds (-ing forms), so mastering infinitive patterns after different verbs is essential for natural-sounding Norwegian.
Adverbs & Adverb Position
Master Norwegian adverbs and their placement in sentences. Learn how to form adverbs from adjectives, understand the strict rules for adverb position in main and subordinate clauses, and use common adverbs naturally in Norwegian.
Genitive Case
Learn how to express possession in Norwegian using the genitive -s suffix and alternative constructions with prepositions. Norwegian genitive is simpler than in many languages, with one form that works for all genders and numbers, making it straightforward once you master the basic rules.
Double Infinitive Construction
Master Norwegian double infinitive constructions used in perfect tenses with modal verbs. Learn when to use the infinitive form instead of the past participle, and understand verb chain patterns for expressing past abilities and obligations.
Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II)
Master Norwegian conditional expressions for hypothetical situations, wishes, and polite requests. Learn to use 'ville' + infinitive, understand hvis-clauses, and express politeness in Norwegian conversation.
Participial Adjectives
Learn to use present and past participles as adjectives in Norwegian. These forms allow you to create sophisticated descriptions by turning verbs into modifiers, such as 'a sleeping child' (et sovende barn) or 'a broken window' (et knust vindu). Master agreement rules and common patterns.
Two-Way Prepositions
Master Norwegian prepositions that can express both location and direction. Learn when to use 'i' vs 'til', 'på' for surfaces, and how verbs determine whether prepositions express static location or movement.
Complex Sentence Structure
Master advanced Norwegian connectors and create sophisticated multi-clause sentences. Learn to use conjunctions like 'selv om' (although), 'til tross for at' (despite), 'så snart som' (as soon as), and others to express nuanced relationships between ideas fluently.