Basic Norwegian Verbs

Verbs describe movement or action. You’ll need them whenever you want to talk about what you, somebody or something else does, did or wants to do. Essential stuff. Memorize the verbs below and you’ll be well equipped for most basic Norwegian conversations.

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Important verbs
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Important verbs

English	Norwegian	Pronunciation (Audio)
(to) be	være
(to) have	ha
(to) do / (to) make	gjøre
can / (to) know how to	kan
(to) know (how)	vite
(to) know / (to) be acquainted with	kjenne
(to) understand	forstå
(to) speak / (to) talk	snakke
(to) listen to	høre
(to) hear	høre
(to) see	se
(to) feel	føle
(to) live	leve
(to) want	ville
(to) need	trenge
(to) like	like
(to) love	elske
(to) give	gi
(to) take	ta
(to) play	spille
(to) laugh	le
(to) come	komme
(to) go	gå
(to) go by […] (e.g. by car)	dra
(to) write	skrive
(to) read	lese
(to) count	telle
(to) pronounce	uttale
(to) spell	stave
(to) conjugate	konjugere
(to) remember	huske
(to) forget	glemme
(to) eat	spise
(to) try	prøve
(to) use	bruke
(to) open	åpne
(to) close	lukke
(to) greet / (to) welcome	hilse
(to) begin	begynne
(to) end	ende

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