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29/10/2013

Lesson 7a = Rules for Regular Verbs in the past tenses [Part 1]

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. 

























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!


3 comments:

  1. 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...
    And the other thing I want to ask: 'sette' belongs to the Group 2. And adding -te, is it 'settete? It also looks weird...

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  2. 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'?

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  3. Hello :)

    Q1. 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 :)

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