Verbs in norwegian

The Purpose Of This Ebook
The purpose of this ebook is to help you understand about verbs and their usage in the Norwegian language.
This information is collected from a list of tutorials provided on my blog. The information is consolidated into an ebook for your conveience.
I hope this ebook helps you improve your understanding of verbs in the Norwegian language.
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Learn About Verbs in Norwegian
Introduction
A verb tells something about what is happening or the action taken. Associated with a verb is the tense of the verb. Norwegian verbs can use one of four tenses: presens, preteritum, futurum and perfektum. Infinitiv But before we can start learning about verbs with tenses let us look at the infinitiv form of the verb. The infinitiv form is the dictionary form of the verb. So whenever you read verbs in a dictionary you will find them in this form. Below are some verbs in their infinitive form.
Norwegian English
å lese to read
å reise to travel
å kjøpe to shop
å lage to make
å sparke to kick
å gjøre to do
å gå to go
å feire to celebrate
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Learn About Verbs in Norwegian Presens (Present Tense)
A Norwegian verb in the presens could indicate something that: 1) is happening now. 2) which happens often. 3) which happens always.
Note that the presens form is created by adding an r to the infinitiv as below.
Infinitiv Presense Example English
å lese lese  r Han   leser   nå. He reads now.
å reise reise  r Hun   reiser   i dag. She travels today.
å kjøpe kjøpe  r Jeg   kjøper   is akkurat nå. I buy ice cream just now.
å lage lage  r Han   lager   middag nå. He makes dinner now.
å sparke sparke  r De   sparker   fotball nå. They kick football now.
å gjøre gjø  r Hun   gjør   leksene sine nå. She does her lessons now.
å gå gå  r Vi   går   på ski i dag. We go to ski today.
å feire feire  r De   feirer   i Italia nå. They celebrate in Italy now.
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Learn About Verbs in Norwegian Preteritum (Past Tense)
A Norwegian verb in the preteritum indicates something that has already happened.
Note that the preteritum form is created by adding a te to the infinitiv as below. Also note that it is necessary to specify the time when using preteritum (e.g. yesterday, one week ago, etc).
Infinitiv Preteritum Example English
å lese les  te Han   leste   i går  . He read yesterday.
å reise reis  te Hun   reiste   i går. She traveled yesterday.
å kjøpe kjøp  te Jeg   kjøpte   is i går. I bought ice cream yesterday.
å lage lag  et Han   laget   middag i går også. He made dinner yesterday also.
å sparke spark  et De   sparket   fotball i går også. They kicked football yesterday also.
å gjøre gj  orde Hun   gjorde   leksene sine før hun gikk. She did her lessons before she went.
å gå g  ikk Vi   gikk   på ski før en uke siden. We went to ski a week ago.
As you can see above, there are a few exceptions to the “rule” of adding te to the infinitiv.
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Learn About Verbs in Norwegian Futurum (Future Tense)
A Norwegian verb in the futurum indicates something that will happen in the future.
Note that the futurum form is created by adding a skal before the infinitiv as below.
Infinitiv Futurum Example English
 å lese   skal     lese Han   skal lese   i morgen. He shall read tomorrow.
 å reise   skal reise Hun   skal reise   om en time. She shall travel in an hour.
 å kjøpe   skal kjøpe Jeg   skal kjøpe   is. I shall buy icecream.
 å lage   skal lage Han   skal lage   middag. He shall prepare dinner.
 å sparke   skal sparke De   skal sparke   fotball. They shall kick football.
 å gjøre   skal gjøre Hun   skal gjøre   leksene sine. She shall do her lessons.
 å gå   skal gå Vi   skal gå   på ski. We shall go for skiing.
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Learn About Verbs in Norwegian Perfektum (Past Tense)
A Norwegian verb in the perfektum indicates something that has happened in the past. But it is different from the preteritum that also indicates past tense. It is different because we use perfektum when we don’t tell when the action occurred.
Note that the perfektum form is created by adding a har before the infinitiv and a t at the end as below.
Infinitiv Perfektum Example English
 å lese   har     lest   Han   har lest  . He has read.
 å reise   har reist   Hun   har reist  . She has travelled.
 å kjøpe   har kjøpt   Jeg   har kjøpt   is. I have bought.
 å lage   har laget   Han   har laget   middag. He has prepared dinner.
 å sparke   har sparket   De   har sparket   fotball. They have kicked football.
 å gjøre   har gjort   Hun   har gjort   leksene sine. She has done her lessons.
 å gå   har gått   Vi   har gått   på ski. We have gone for skiing.
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Gruppe 1
Verbs in group 1 have preteritum ending in et and perfektum ending in et.
Infinitiv Presens Preteritum Perfektum
 å bade (to bathe) bader badet har badet
 å dusje (to shower) dusjer dusjet har dusjet
 å lage (to make) lager laget har laget
 å snakke (to speak) snakker snakket har snakket
 å danse (to dance) danser danset har danset
 å gjette (to guess) gjetter gjettet har gjettet
 å vaske (to wash) vasker vasket har vasket
 å huske (to remember) husker husket har husket
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Gruppe 2
Verbs in group 2 have preteritum ending in te and perfektum ending in t.
Infinitiv Presens Preteritum Perfektum
 å lese (to read) leser leste har lest
 å låne (to loan) låner lånte har lånt
 å lære (to learn) lærer lærte har lært
 å svømme (to swim) svømmer svømte har svømt
 å begynne (to begin) begynner begynte har begynt
 å betale (to pay) betaler betalte har betalt
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Gruppe 3
Verbs in group 3 have preteritum ending in de and perfektum ending in d.
Infinitiv Presens Preteritum Perfektum
 å bøye (to bend) bøyer bøyde har bøyd
 å tøye (to stretch) tøyer tøyde har tøyd
 å greie (to manage) greier greide har greid
 å prøve (to try) prøver prøvde har prøvd
 å behøve (to want) behøver behøvde har behøvd
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Gruppe 4
Verbs in group 4 have preteritum ending in dde and perfektum ending in dd.
Infinitiv Presens Preteritum Perfektum
 å nå (to reach) når nådde har nådd
 å sy (to sew) syr sydde har sydd
 å bo (to stay) bor bodde har bodd
 å snu (to turn) snur snudde har snudd
 å ro (to row) ror rodde har rodd
 å skje (to happen) skjer skjedde har skjedd
 å snø (to snow) snør snødde har snødd
 å så (to sow) sår sådde har sådd
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Let us continue learning about some Norwegian verbs that change vowels in the preteritum and perfektum forms.
Infinitiv Presens Preteritum Perfektum
 å fortelle (to tell) forteller fortalte har fortalt
 å bringe (to bring) bringer brakte har brakt
 å følge (to follow) følger fulgte har fulgt
 å gjøre (to do) gjør gjorde har gjort
 å legge (to lay) legger la har lagt
 å rekke (to reach) rekker rakte har rakt
 å selge (to sell) selger solgte har solgt
 å sette (to set) setter satte har satt
 å smøre (to smear) smører smurte har smurt
 å velge (to choose) velger valgte har valgt
 å spørre (to ask) spør spurte har spurt
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Å være
One of the most common verbs that is used in Norwegian is  the verb  å være (to be).
Infinitiv Presens Preteritum Perfektum
 å være er var har vært
Here are a few examples.
Norwegian English
 Jeg liker   å være   inne i regnvær. I like to be inside in rainy weather.
 Jeg   er   hjemme nå. I am home now.
 Jeg   var   på skolen i går. I was at school yesterday.
 Jeg   har vært   i butikken. I have been to the shop.
 Jeg   skal være   hjemme i morgen. I shall be home tomorrow.
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Helping Verbs
Helping verbs are often used when you want to use the future tense of the verb(futurum). Also note that helping verbs cannot be used on their own. They are used to help the main verb.
The helping verbs are as mentioned below:
Infinitive Presens Preteritum
 å burde bør (should) burde
 å kunne kan (can) kunne
 å måtte må (must) måtte
 å skulle skal (shall) skulle
 å ville vil (will) ville
When we use the helping verb, we use the infinitive form of the main verb without the infinitive marker å.
e.g. Jeg kan (å) snakke litt norsk nå.
Here are a few examples to make things clear.
Norwegian English
  Kan   jeg få en kopp te? Can I get a cup of tea?
  Jeg   kan   snakke litt norsk nå. I can speak a little Norwegian now.
  Jeg   kan   komme på skolen på mandag. I can come to school on Monday.
  Jeg   kan   ikke komme på tirsdag. I can not come on Tuesday.
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  Vil   du ha kaffe eller te? Will you have coffee or tea?
 Vil   du ha en blyant? Will you have a pencil?
  Jeg   vil   gjerne lære norsk. I would like to learn Norwegian.
  Vil   du lære norsk? Will you learn Norwegian.
  Jeg   skal   gå på norskkurs i morgen. I shall go to Norwegian course tomorrow.
  Skal   du gjøre lekser? Shall you do lessons?
  Du   må   komme presis! You must come on time!
  Du   må   lære norsk! You must learn Norwegian!
  Bør   du spise dette? Should you eat this?
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Exception for Helping Verbs
Earlier we learnt that helping verbs cannot be used on their own, but there is an exception to this rule as shown below. See how the verb has been omitted in the sentences below. This is completely correct grammar in Norwegian with certain sentences.
Norwegian English
  Jeg   skal   på norskkurs i morgen. I shall (go) to Norwegian course tomorrow.

Vocabuary

Some words:

fortsatt = still
ord  = word

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