{"id":763,"date":"2011-01-04T15:13:26","date_gmt":"2011-01-04T15:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=763"},"modified":"2011-01-19T05:32:14","modified_gmt":"2011-01-19T05:32:14","slug":"norwegian-past-perfect-verbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/norwegian-past-perfect-verbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Norwegian past perfect verbs"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the last two posts, you learned about both weak and strong past tense verbs.\u00a0 In this post, we are going to concentrate on Norwegian verbs in the present perfect tense.\u00a0 I have no idea why this tense is named \u00b4Present perfect\u00b4.\u00a0 The past perfect tense is used when you want to refer to something that has already occurred, but may still be relevant right now.\u00a0 So instead of saying, jeg ble tr\u00f8tt (I got tired), I say jeg har blitt tr\u00f8tt<\/strong>\u00b4(I have become tired), meaning that I am still tired, it wasn\u00b4t a feeling that came and went.\u00a0 Other examples include;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
English<\/span><\/td>\nInfinitive<\/span><\/td>\nPast<\/span><\/td>\nPresent Perfect<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
to see<\/td>\n\u00e5 se<\/td>\ns\u00e5<\/td>\nhar sett<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
to be<\/td>\n\u00e5 v\u00e6re<\/td>\nvar<\/td>\nhar v\u00e6rt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
to try<\/td>\n\u00e5 pr\u00f8ve<\/td>\npr\u00f8vde<\/td>\nhar pr\u00f8vd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
to drink<\/td>\n\u00e5 drikke<\/td>\ndrakk<\/td>\nhar drukket<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
to help<\/td>\n\u00e5 hjelpe<\/td>\nhjalp<\/td>\nhar hjulpet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
to sleep<\/td>\n\u00e5 sove<\/td>\nsov<\/td>\nhar sovet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
to eat<\/td>\n\u00e5 spise<\/td>\nspiste<\/td>\nhar spist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
to throw<\/td>\n\u00e5 kaste<\/td>\nkastet<\/td>\nhar kastet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
to do<\/td>\n\u00e5 gj\u00f8re<\/td>\ngjorde<\/td>\nhar gjort<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
to go<\/td>\n\u00e5 g\u00e5<\/td>\ngikk<\/td>\nhar g\u00e5tt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
to go<\/td>\n\u00e5 dra<\/td>\ndro<\/td>\nhar dratt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
to visit<\/td>\n\u00e5 bes\u00f8ke<\/td>\nbes\u00f8kte<\/td>\nhar bes\u00f8kt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
to push<\/td>\n\u00e5 trykke<\/td>\ntrakk<\/td>\nhar trukket<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
to meet<\/td>\n\u00e5 treffe<\/td>\ntraff<\/td>\nhar truffet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Can you identify the weak and the strong verbs?\u00a0 Notice that some of the strong verbs involve a vowel change from the infinitive to the past and then typically return to the original vowel in the present perfect.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Again, I do not know the whys of Norwegian grammar.\u00a0 I have just memorized that which requires memorization.<\/p>\n

Here are some sample sentences:<\/p>\n

Vi har kastet ballen i en time.<\/strong> We have thrown the ball for an hour.<\/p>\n

Han har pr\u00f8vd \u00e5 legge vekt p\u00e5 ham.<\/strong> He has tried to put weight on.<\/p>\n

De har truffet flere ganger der<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 They have met several times there.<\/p>\n

Hun har sett 45 filmer i \u00e5r.<\/strong> She has seen 45 movies this year.<\/p>\n

Ingrid har hjulpet meg siden begynnelsen av semesteret<\/strong>.\u00a0 Ingrid has helped me since the beginning of the semester.<\/p>\n

Pappa har v\u00e6rt syk i det siste.<\/strong> Pappa has been sick lately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the last two posts, you learned about both weak and strong past tense verbs.\u00a0 In this post, we are going to concentrate on Norwegian verbs in the present perfect tense.\u00a0 I have no idea why this tense is named \u00b4Present perfect\u00b4.\u00a0 The past perfect tense is used when you want to refer to something…<\/p>\n

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