How do you pronounce the norwegian words - mødrene and fedrene?

Question

ther is also Fedres... these mean mothers and fathers is that correct please.

I am confused! I am not sure if you say it like this møderne/federne and fedres is said like this feders.. am I right or wrong?

Answer 1

The pronounciations given are correct, both words have stress on the first syllable. But the translations are a bit inaccurate.

muh dreh neh (mødrene) - the mothers

feh dreh neh (fedrene) - the fathers

Fedres does not exist, but fedre means fathers. Hence:

Fedre = fathers

Fedrene = the fathers

Mødre = mothers

Mødrene = the mothers

What you look for is the word "foreldre"

Foreldre -  fore el dreh - parents

Foreldrene - fore el dreh neh - the parents.

Both these words have stress on the second syllable.

Adding "ene" or "ne" at the end of a word in plural is normally equivalent to putting a "the" in front in English, but often you also have to remove an "r".

Gutt - boy, gutter - boys, guttene - the boys

Answer 2

muh dreh neh (mødrene) - mothers

feh dreh neh (fedrene) - fathers

Fedres doesnt mean anything in norwegian.