{"id":154,"date":"2009-10-19T12:59:24","date_gmt":"2009-10-19T16:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=154"},"modified":"2009-10-19T12:59:24","modified_gmt":"2009-10-19T16:59:24","slug":"svake-verber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/svake-verber\/","title":{"rendered":"Svake verber"},"content":{"rendered":"

Weak verbs.\u00a0 Norwegian has both\u00a0svake verber<\/strong>\u00a0(endings are added to the root of the verb to form the past tense-preteritum) <\/strong>and\u00a0sterke verber<\/strong> (this involves a vowel change in the root and there is often no ending at all).\u00a0 There are many fewer sterke verber <\/strong>than there are svake verber<\/strong>, so I recommend familiarizing yourself with the sterke verber <\/strong>and then it is safe to assume the rest are svake.\u00a0 <\/strong>Keep in mind that you cannot tell by looking at a verb whether it is sterk<\/strong> or svak.<\/strong>\u00a0 Additionally, rather than memorizing each form of svake verber, <\/strong>it is much easier to memorize the pattern and then be able to recognize when and how to use it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There are 4 different endings for svake verber<\/strong>:\u00a0 et, te, de, dde<\/strong><\/p>\n

The following are examples of svake verber:<\/strong><\/p>\n

VERB CLASS\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 INFINITIV\u00a0<\/strong>(infinitive)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PRETERITUM <\/strong>(past tense)<\/p>\n

-ET<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 vaske<\/strong> (wash), danse<\/strong> (dance)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0vasket, danset<\/strong><\/p>\n

the root ends in 2 consonants<\/p>\n

-TE<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0spise <\/strong>(eat), dr\u00f8mme <\/strong>(dream)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 spiste, dr\u00f8mte<\/strong><\/p>\n

the root ends in 1 consonant or<\/p>\n

some specific 2 consonant combos (ll, mm, nn, ng, nk)<\/p>\n

-DE<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0greie <\/strong>(be able, manage), pr\u00f8ve <\/strong>(try)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 greide, pr\u00f8vde<\/strong><\/p>\n

root ends in a v<\/strong> or a diphthong such as ‘ei’<\/p>\n

-DDE<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0snu\u00a0<\/strong>(turn), skru <\/strong>(screw)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0snudde, skrudde\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

root ends in a long or stressed vowel<\/p>\n

In my next post, I will go over sterke verber <\/strong>and then you will be able to start getting familiar with them.\u00a0 For now, you can start getting used to the patterns to use with svake verber!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Weak verbs.\u00a0 Norwegian has both\u00a0svake verber\u00a0(endings are added to the root of the verb to form the past tense-preteritum) and\u00a0sterke verber (this involves a vowel change in the root and there is often no ending at all).\u00a0 There are many fewer sterke verber than there are svake verber, so I recommend familiarizing yourself with the…<\/p>\n

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