We are going to learn about the rules
which facilitates learning the regular verbs in the past tenses, which are valid in most cases.
Today we discuss rules for Group 1 & Group 2,
tomorrow Group 3 & Group 4.
tomorrow Group 3 & Group 4.
Examples
Meaning
|
Infinitive
|
Presens
|
Preteritum
|
Perfektum
|
to wash
|
å vaske
|
vasker
|
vasket
|
har
vasket
|
to speak
|
å snakke
|
snakker
|
snakket
|
har
snakket
|
to cost
|
å koste
|
koster
|
kostet
|
har
kostet
|
to relax
|
å slappe av
|
slapper av
|
slappet av
|
har
slappet av
|
Examples:
Meaning
|
Infinitive
|
Presens
|
Preteritum
|
Perfektum
|
to like
|
å like
|
liker
|
likte
|
har
likt
|
to eat
|
å
spise
|
spiser
|
spiste
|
har spist
|
to play
|
å
spille
|
spiller
|
spilte
|
har spilt
|
to swim
|
å svømme*
|
svømmer
|
svømte
|
har svømt
|
to know
|
å kjenne*
|
kjenner
|
kjente
|
har kjent
|
to need
|
å trenge
|
trenger
|
trengte
|
har trengt
|
to think
|
å tenke
|
tenker
|
tenkte
|
har tenkt
|
*Notice: Double consonant changes to a
single consonant in the past tenses!
Hi! I've read in a textbook, that some verbs, that end with a vowel, also belong to GroupI; they are: lee, roe, grue, true, fornye, kue, sjaue. And we add final -(e)t, so it's leet, roet, etc. But in some dialects and while talking it's common to use -a instead of -et. And then, we have leea, roea, gruea? I ask because it looks and sounds weird...
ReplyDeleteAnd the other thing I want to ask: 'sette' belongs to the Group 2. And adding -te, is it 'settete? It also looks weird...
And one more question, as regards Group II: when we have sende or skylde, then they become sendte-sendt, and skyldte-skyldt? Final two consonants are pronounced more like 'd' or 't'?
ReplyDeleteHello :)
ReplyDeleteQ1. I have never read about that rule (Group I) but it seems to be correct, yet not always.
e.g. GRUE
Present
jeg gruer
du gruer
han gruer
vi gruer
dere gruer
de gruer
Past
jeg grudde
du grudde
han grudde
vi grudde
dere grudde
de grudde
Present Perfect
jeg har grudd
du har grudd
han har grudd
vi har grudd
dere har grudd
de har grudd
I think when it comes to Norwegian pronunciation the principle is: "the easiest, the better".
Q2. The “-et” ending is more formal than the “-a”, however both are correct.
Q3. sendte-sendt, and skyldte-skyldt --> thats correct and we pronounce them more like "t".
Q4.
'sette' is irregular
Present
jeg setter
du setter
han setter
vi setter
dere setter
de setter
Past
jeg satte
du satte
han satte
vi satte
dere satte
de satte
Present Perfect
jeg har satt
du har satt
han har satt
vi har satt
dere har satt
de har satt
Tähti let me know if you have more questions :)