No. 104 in Norwegian
gamle
"Gamle" means "old" in English.
In a sentence
Den gamle boken er veldig interessant.
The old book is very interesting.
'Gamle' describes the noun 'boken,' indicating that it is old in age or condition.
Jeg besøkte de gamle byene i Italia.
I visited the old cities in Italy.
'Gamle' is in plural form, describing multiple nouns 'byene' as being old.
Vi måtte renovere det gamle huset ved stranden.
We had to renovate the old house by the beach.
'Gamle' refers to the singular noun 'huset,' showing that it has aged or is older.
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