Bedeutung
Describing wet weather.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Weather is the most common icebreaker. Complaining about the rain is a way to bond with strangers without being overly personal. Bergen is the 'Rain Capital'. Locals are proud of it and often joke that children there are born with umbrellas in their hands. Norwegians go hiking even when 'det regner mye'. Staying inside just because of rain is seen as slightly weak. The Sami language has over 300 words for snow, but in Norwegian, 'regn' is often just 'regn', showing the coastal focus of the Bokmål dialect.
The 'Det' Rule
Always start weather sentences with 'Det'. It's the 'It' in 'It rains'.
Avoid 'Veldig' Alone
Never say 'Det regner veldig'. It sounds like you stopped mid-sentence.
Bedeutung
Describing wet weather.
The 'Det' Rule
Always start weather sentences with 'Det'. It's the 'It' in 'It rains'.
Avoid 'Veldig' Alone
Never say 'Det regner veldig'. It sounds like you stopped mid-sentence.
Sound like a Local
Add an 'Uff' at the beginning to sound more authentically Norwegian when complaining about the rain.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the missing word to say 'It rains a lot today'.
I dag ______ det mye.
The verb 'regner' is needed in the second position due to the V2 rule.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Select the correct weather description:
In Norwegian, we don't use 'er' with weather verbs, and 'mye' is the correct adverb.
Complete the dialogue.
Ola: Skal vi gå ut? Kari: Nei, se ut! ________.
The context of 'Nei, se ut!' suggests a reason not to go outside, like heavy rain.
Match the Norwegian phrase with its English meaning.
Match the following:
Each phrase describes a different type of weather intensity.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Types of Rain in Norway
Light
- • Det yrer
- • Lett regn
Medium
- • Det regner
- • Vanlig regn
Heavy
- • Det regner mye
- • Det pøser ned
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenI dag ______ det mye.
The verb 'regner' is needed in the second position due to the V2 rule.
Select the correct weather description:
In Norwegian, we don't use 'er' with weather verbs, and 'mye' is the correct adverb.
Ola: Skal vi gå ut? Kari: Nei, se ut! ________.
The context of 'Nei, se ut!' suggests a reason not to go outside, like heavy rain.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
Each phrase describes a different type of weather intensity.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenYes, but 'Det regner mye' is more common when you are talking about the act of raining right now.
In many Norwegian words, 'g' before 'n' becomes a diphthong or silent. It's just a historical spelling quirk.
No, 'mye' is for uncountable things (like rain). For countable things, use 'mange'.
Norwegians say 'Det regner trollkjerringer' (troll-witches) or 'Det pøsregner'.
It is neutral. You can use it with your boss or your best friend.
The opposite is 'lite' (little). 'Det regner lite i dag.'
No, for snow you must use 'Det snør mye'.
In a standard sentence, yes. 'Det (S) regner (V) mye (Adv).'
Yes, it averages about 240 rainy days a year, so you will hear this phrase there constantly!
It means to pour. 'Det pøser ned' is a very common way to say it's raining heavily.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Det pøsregner
specialized formIt is pouring rain.
Det yrer
contrastIt is drizzling.
Regnvær
similarRainy weather.
Å stå i regnet
builds onTo stand in the rain.
