No. 863 in Norwegian
unge
"Unge" means "young" or "child/offspring" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
De unge i samfunnet bidrar til endring.
The young people in society contribute to change.
The word 'unge' refers to 'the youth' or 'young people' here, functioning as a plural noun.
Løvens unge ble fanget inn for forskning.
The lion's cub was captured for research.
The word 'unge' refers to the 'offspring' or 'young ones' of an animal, functioning as a singular noun in possessive context.
Hun deler erfaringer fra da hun var ung.
She shares experiences from when she was young.
The word 'ung', a singular adjective, describes the subject 'she', indicating 'youthful'.
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