No. 964 in Norwegian
ny
"Ny" means "new" in English.
In a sentence
Jeg kjøpte en ny bok i går.
I bought a new book yesterday.
The word 'ny' is used here as an adjective describing the book, indicating that it is newly acquired or recently published.
Vi skal starte et nytt prosjekt neste måned.
We will start a new project next month.
The word 'nytt' is the neuter form of 'ny', used as an adjective to describe 'prosjekt' (a neuter noun), signifying that the project has not been undertaken before.
De har flyttet til et nytt hus.
They have moved to a new house.
Here, 'nytt' again is the neuter adjective form matching 'hus' (a neuter noun), implying the house is recent for them or newly built.
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