How to Say "Summer" in Norwegian

sommer

masculine

The English word 'summer' is translated into Norwegian as sommer. Wiktionary also lists sumar and sommar.

Meaning: hottest season (noun)

Ways to say it

The word refers to the hottest season of the year.

Sommer is the standard spelling in Bokmål, whereas sommar and sumar are Nynorsk forms.

Sumar is a Nynorsk variant of the word.

The definite form of sommer is sommeren (the summer), and the plural indefinite form is sommere (summers).

In Norwegian, the word for 'summer' can be used in compound words to describe things like 'sommerfugl', which literally translates to 'summer fly' but means 'butterfly'.
In the far north of Norway, 'summer' is the only time of year when the sun does not set, a phenomenon known as midnattssol or 'midnight sun'.
In Norway, the concept of 'summer' often includes the season of sommerhalvåret, which refers to the entire 'summer half' of the year from spring to autumn.

Det er enno sumar.
It's still summer.
This sentence shows how to use the Nynorsk form sumar.
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Sommaren er på veg.
Summer is coming.
This sentence shows how to use the Nynorsk form sommar.
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Hun dro dit i sommer.
She went there last summer.
This sentence shows how to use the Bokmål form sommer.
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Gledelig sommer!
Happy summer!
Jeg gleder meg til sommeren
I'm looking forward to summer.
Jeg elsker sommeren!
I love summer!
Skal vi gå på stranden i sommertid?
Shall we go to the beach in summertime?
Sommaren på Vestlandet er helt fantastisk!
The summer in West Norway is absolutely fantastic!
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