In Norwegian, some verbs form the past tense by adding the ending -te/-et to the stem of the verb:
- Verbs with one consonant
- å spise (to eat) → spiste (ate)
- å kjøpe (to buy) → kjøpte (bought)
- å lese (to read) → leste (read)
- Verbs with double consonants in front of the infinitive -e and some verbs with t, g, and d ( take -et)
- å hoppe (to jump) → hoppet (jumped)
- å snakke (to speak) → snakket (spoke)
- å jobbe (to work) → jobbet (worked)
Examples in a song:
version 2:
“Verb i fortid – med -te!”
“Verbs in the past – with -te!”
(Vers 1)
Jeg spiste brød, og jeg drakk te,
I ate bread, and I drank tea,
Leste en bok, den var ok!
I read a book, it was okay!
Hoppet rundt, og jobbet litt,
I jumped around, and worked a bit,
Snakket høyt – for en fin tid!
Spoke loudly – what a great time!
Ref:
Verb i fortid, husk nå det,
Verbs in the past, remember this,
Mange får endelsen -te!
Many get the ending -te!
(Vers 2)
Jeg kjøpte melk, og tapte spill,
I bought milk, and lost a game,
Hatet regn, men snudde til.
I hated rain, but turned to it.
Danset lett, og lo i vei,
I danced lightly, and laughed away,
Sangen er nå snart forbi!
The song is now almost over!
Ref:
Verb i fortid, husk nå det,
Verbs in the past, remember this,
Mange får endelsen -te!
Many get the ending -te!
Verb i fortid – med -te!
(Vers 1)
Jeg spiste brød, og jeg drakk te,
Leste en bok, den var ok!
Hoppet rundt, og jobbet litt,
Snakket høyt – for en fin tid!
Ref:
Verb i fortid, husk nå det,
Mange får endelsen -te!
(Vers 2)
Jeg kjøpte melk, og tapte spill,
Hatet regn, men snudde til.
Danset lett, og lo i vei,
Sangen er nå snart forbi!
Ref:
Verb i fortid, husk nå det,
Mange får endelsen -te!
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Rhythm & vocal(s) by Suno AI
