| Grammar Notes: Grammar Lesson: Norwegian Sentence Breakdown Sentence: *En fantastisk panoramautsikt over Rio de Janeiro i Brasil.* Translation: *A fantastic panoramic view over Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.* ### Word-by-Word Explanation: 1. En – *A* (indefinite article, masculine/feminine singular) - Infinitive: N/A (article) 2. fantastisk – *fantastic* (adjective, singular form) - Infinitive: *fantastisk* (same as base form) 3. panoramautsikt – *panoramic view* (compound noun, feminine singular) - Breakdown: *panorama* (panorama) + *utsikt* (view) - Infinitive: *utsikt* (view) 4. over – *over* (preposition) - Infinitive: N/A (preposition) 5. Rio de Janeiro – *Rio de Janeiro* (proper noun, unchanged) 6. i – *in* (preposition) - Infinitive: N/A (preposition) 7. Brasil – *Brazil* (proper noun) ### Grammar Tip: - Norwegian adjectives must agree in gender and number with the noun they describe. Here, *fantastisk* is in its singular form because *panoramautsikt* is singular. - Compound nouns (like *panoramautsikt*) are common in Norwegian and are formed by combining two or more words without spaces. ### Related Words: - utsikt (view) → utsikter (views, plural) - flott (great, another adjective similar to *fantastisk*) - under (under, another preposition like *over*) |
