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This page gives 100 Norwegian words on “Function words”. The full topic holds 120 in the KoKo app: 48 at the easy level, 42 at the medium level and 30 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Norwegian vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

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Norwegian vocabulary: function words

Pronouns, articles, demonstratives, possessives: the small words of Norwegian grammar you cannot build a sentence without.

Here are 100 Norwegian words on “Function words”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Norwegian	English
en	aIndefinite article, masculine singular
en	aIndefinite article, feminine singular
litt	a little
alle	allDeterminer or pronoun, masculine plural
mon tro	doQuestion marker, no literal equivalent
hun selv	herselfReflexive pronoun, feminine singular
ham	himObject pronoun, to him or to her
hans	hisSingular possessor, belonging to him or her
jeg	ISubject pronoun, first person singular
meg	meStressed form, after a preposition or on its own
mer enn	more than
min	myPossessive determiner, before the noun
nei	noNegative answer
ikke lenger	no longer
ingenting	nothingPronoun used on its own
av det	of it
man	one
bare	only
annen	other
samme	same
hun	sheSubject pronoun, feminine singular
noe	somePartitive article, feminine singular
noe	somePartitive article, masculine singular
den	theDefinite article, feminine singular
den	theDefinite article, masculine singular
deres	theirPlural possessor, belonging to them
det er	there isExistence
disse	theseDemonstrative determiner, plural
de	theySubject pronoun
denne	thisDemonstrative determiner, masculine before a consonant
denne	thisDemonstrative determiner, feminine singular
vi	weSubject pronoun, first person plural
hva	whatQuestion word, object
hva	whatQuestion word, subject
hva	whatBefore a verb
når	when
jo	yesYes, contradicting a negative statement
deg	youObject pronoun, informal address
du	youSubject, informal address
dere	youSubject, formal or plural address

Level 2: medium 35 words

Norwegian	English
mange	a lot of
hele	allDeterminer, feminine singular
alle	allDeterminer, feminine plural
hvem som helst	anyone
like mye	as much as
hver	eachDeterminer, before the noun
hverandre	each otherMutual action between two people
nok	enough of
alle	everybodyPeople in general, everyone together
han selv	himselfReflexive pronoun, masculine singular
hvordan	how
meg selv	myself
aldri	never
ingen	nobodyEveryday use
ingen	nonePronoun, used on its own
ingen	not anyDeterminer, in a negative sentence
ikke noe	nothingNegation used with the verb
vår	ourPossessive determiner, belonging to us
flere	several
noen	someIndefinite determiner, a small number
noe	somethingIndefinite pronoun, an unspecified thing
det der	thatDemonstrative pronoun, refers to something far away or already mentioned
den	that oneDemonstrative pronoun, masculine singular
dem	themStressed pronoun after a preposition
se der	there isPointing out, presenting
denne	thisDemonstrative determiner, masculine before a vowel
de	thoseDemonstrative pronoun, masculine plural
for mye	too much
hva	whatOn its own or after a preposition
hvilken	whichInterrogative determiner, before the noun
hvis	whose
hvorfor	why
hvorfor ikke	why not
deg	youStressed form, after a preposition
du selv	yourself

Level 3: hard 25 words

Norwegian	English
hvordan som helst	any which way
hva som helst	anything
når som helst	anytime
hvor som helst	anywhere
som det er	as it is
viss	certain
hver enkelt	each onePronoun, masculine singular
hver enkelt	each onePronoun, feminine singular
hans	his ownPossessive pronoun, used on its own
hvor langt	how far
hvor mange	how manyFollowed by a noun, to ask about a number
min	minePossessive pronoun, used on its own
de fleste	most
verken eller	neither nor
ingen	no oneFormal or legal register
seg selv	oneselfEmphatic form, stresses the subject
vi selv	ourselves
slik	such
en slik	such a
de selv	themselvesReflexive pronoun, masculine plural
dette	this oneDemonstrative pronoun, refers to something close
de	thoseDemonstrative pronoun, feminine plural
hvilken	which oneInterrogative pronoun, used on its own
hvem som enn	whoever
din	yoursPossessive pronoun, used on its own

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How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Norwegian words on “Function words”. The full topic holds 120 in the KoKo app: 48 at the easy level, 42 at the medium level and 30 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Norwegian vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.