No. 376 in Norwegian
kvinnelige
"Female" or "feminine."
In a sentence
Hun er en kvinnelig forfatter.
She is a female author.
The word 'kvinnelig' describes the gender (female) of the author.
Det er en kvinnelig leder i gruppen.
There is a female leader in the group.
Here, 'kvinnelig' specifies that the leader is a woman.
Den kvinnelige sangeren vant konkurransen.
The female singer won the competition.
In this case, 'kvinnelig' is used to indicate that the singer who won is a woman.
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