Verbs that add -de in the past tense, with examples in the song “Hva gjorde vi i går”

Verbs that add -de in the past tense:

In Norwegian (Bokmål), many verbs form the past tense by adding -de to the stem:

1. Verbs ending with -v
   Example:
   • love (to promise) → lovde (promised)
   • krave (to demand) → kravde (demanded)
2. Verbs with diphthong “ei”
   Example:
   • leie (to rent) → leide (rented)
   • eie (to own) → eide (owned)

Example in song:

“Hva gjorde vi i går?” (What Did We Do Yesterday?)

(Vers 1)
I går vi skulle leve, vi skulle ha det bra,
Yesterday we were supposed to live, we were supposed to have a good time,

Vi dro ut for å prøve alt det byen ga.
We went out to try all the city had to offer.

Vi danset og vi lo, og solen skinte ned,
We danced and laughed, and the sun shone down,

Og alt vi gjorde sammen, husker jeg så vel!
And everything we did together, I remember so well!

(Refreng)
Vi levde, vi prøvde, vi hadde det fint,
We lived, we tried, we had a great time,

Vi sang hele kvelden og drømte oss blide.
We sang all evening and dreamed ourselves happy.

Vi eide natten, vi leide en bil,
We owned the night, we rented a car,
eie (to own) → eide (owned), leie (to rent) → leide (rented)

For livet var herlig, ja, det var vår stil!
For life was wonderful, yes, it was our style!

(Vers 2)
Jeg lovte å fortelle hva som skjedde der,
I promised to tell what happened there,

Hvordan vi skulle love, og holde det vi sier.
How we were going to promise, and keep what we say.

Vi lovde å ha latter, og aldri være trist,
We promised to have laughter, and never be sad,

Så alt vi gjorde sammen, står på minnet mitt!
So everything we did together, is engraved in my memory!

(Refreng)
Vi levde, vi prøvde, vi hadde det fint,
We lived, we tried, we had a great time,

Vi sang hele kvelden og drømte oss blide.
We sang all evening and dreamed ourselves happy.

Vi eide natten, vi leide en bil,
We owned the night, we rented a car,

For livet var herlig, ja, det var vår stil!
For life was wonderful, yes, it was our style

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Hva gjorde vi i går?

(Vers 1)
I går vi skulle leve, vi skulle ha det bra,
Vi dro ut for å prøve alt det byen ga.
Vi danset og vi lo, og solen skinte ned,
Og alt vi gjorde sammen, husker jeg så vel!

(Refreng)
Vi levde, vi prøvde, vi hadde det fint,
Vi sang hele kvelden og drømte oss blide.
Vi eide natten, vi leide en bil,
For livet var herlig, ja, det var vår stil!

(Vers 2)
Jeg lovte å fortelle hva som skjedde der,
Hvordan vi skulle love, og holde det vi sier.
Vi lovde å ha latter, og aldri være trist,
Så alt vi gjorde sammen, står på minnet mitt!

(Refreng)
Vi levde, vi prøvde, vi hadde det fint,
Vi sang hele kvelden og drømte oss blide.
Vi eide natten, vi leide en bil,
For livet var herlig, ja, det var vår stil!

Lyrics written by ChatGPT
Rhythm & vocal(s) by Suno AI