When grammar changes a vowel within a noun
09 Oct 2016Norwegian nouns have three genders, and the definite form is made in by adding the suffix -en for masculine, -a for feminine and -et for neuter (remember that the t is silent!). These suffixes are unstressed, and the e in -en and -et is pronounced [ə]. It almost sounds like it’s not even there, yet the -n is always pronounced.