Type any Norwegian verb, or pick one of 16 common ones, and see it fully conjugated in the
present, past and future, for every person. The built-in verbs are the ones you meet first and use
most, regular and irregular.
Quick answer
Norwegian verb conjugation is how a verb changes its ending, and sometimes its stem, to match the subject and the tense. This free tool lays out full tables for 16 of the most common Norwegian verbs across 3 core tenses. Pick a verb like være (to be) or være (to be), or type any Norwegian verb of your own to conjugate it on the spot.
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Showing være (to be) · irregular, copula and auxiliary verb (forms the stative passive)
være
to beirregular, copula and auxiliary verb (forms the stative passive)
Presens
jeg
er
du
er
han/hun/den/det
er
vi
er
dere
er
de
er
Preteritum
jeg
var
du
var
han/hun/den/det
var
vi
var
dere
var
de
var
Perfektum
jeg
har vært
du
har vært
han/hun/den/det
har vært
vi
har vært
dere
har vært
de
har vært
ha
to haveirregular, auxiliary verb (forms the perfektum of all other verbs)
Presens
jeg
har
du
har
han/hun/den/det
har
vi
har
dere
har
de
har
Preteritum
jeg
hadde
du
hadde
han/hun/den/det
hadde
vi
hadde
dere
hadde
de
hadde
Perfektum
jeg
har hatt
du
har hatt
han/hun/den/det
har hatt
vi
har hatt
dere
har hatt
de
har hatt
gå
to go, to walkirregular
Presens
jeg
går
du
går
han/hun/den/det
går
vi
går
dere
går
de
går
Preteritum
jeg
gikk
du
gikk
han/hun/den/det
gikk
vi
gikk
dere
gikk
de
gikk
Perfektum
jeg
har gått
du
har gått
han/hun/den/det
har gått
vi
har gått
dere
har gått
de
har gått
bli
to become, to be (passive auxiliary)irregular
Presens
jeg
blir
du
blir
han/hun/den/det
blir
vi
blir
dere
blir
de
blir
Preteritum
jeg
ble
du
ble
han/hun/den/det
ble
vi
ble
dere
ble
de
ble
Perfektum
jeg
har blitt
du
har blitt
han/hun/den/det
har blitt
vi
har blitt
dere
har blitt
de
har blitt
komme
to comeirregular
Presens
jeg
kommer
du
kommer
han/hun/den/det
kommer
vi
kommer
dere
kommer
de
kommer
Preteritum
jeg
kom
du
kom
han/hun/den/det
kom
vi
kom
dere
kom
de
kom
Perfektum
jeg
har kommet
du
har kommet
han/hun/den/det
har kommet
vi
har kommet
dere
har kommet
de
har kommet
gjøre
to do, to makeirregular
Presens
jeg
gjør
du
gjør
han/hun/den/det
gjør
vi
gjør
dere
gjør
de
gjør
Preteritum
jeg
gjorde
du
gjorde
han/hun/den/det
gjorde
vi
gjorde
dere
gjorde
de
gjorde
Perfektum
jeg
har gjort
du
har gjort
han/hun/den/det
har gjort
vi
har gjort
dere
har gjort
de
har gjort
si
to say, to tellirregular
Presens
jeg
sier
du
sier
han/hun/den/det
sier
vi
sier
dere
sier
de
sier
Preteritum
jeg
sa
du
sa
han/hun/den/det
sa
vi
sa
dere
sa
de
sa
Perfektum
jeg
har sagt
du
har sagt
han/hun/den/det
har sagt
vi
har sagt
dere
har sagt
de
har sagt
se
to seeirregular
Presens
jeg
ser
du
ser
han/hun/den/det
ser
vi
ser
dere
ser
de
ser
Preteritum
jeg
så
du
så
han/hun/den/det
så
vi
så
dere
så
de
så
Perfektum
jeg
har sett
du
har sett
han/hun/den/det
har sett
vi
har sett
dere
har sett
de
har sett
ta
to takeirregular
Presens
jeg
tar
du
tar
han/hun/den/det
tar
vi
tar
dere
tar
de
tar
Preteritum
jeg
tok
du
tok
han/hun/den/det
tok
vi
tok
dere
tok
de
tok
Perfektum
jeg
har tatt
du
har tatt
han/hun/den/det
har tatt
vi
har tatt
dere
har tatt
de
har tatt
få
to get, to receiveirregular
Presens
jeg
får
du
får
han/hun/den/det
får
vi
får
dere
får
de
får
Preteritum
jeg
fikk
du
fikk
han/hun/den/det
fikk
vi
fikk
dere
fikk
de
fikk
Perfektum
jeg
har fått
du
har fått
han/hun/den/det
har fått
vi
har fått
dere
har fått
de
har fått
vite
to know (a fact)irregular
Presens
jeg
vet
du
vet
han/hun/den/det
vet
vi
vet
dere
vet
de
vet
Preteritum
jeg
visste
du
visste
han/hun/den/det
visste
vi
visste
dere
visste
de
visste
Perfektum
jeg
har visst
du
har visst
han/hun/den/det
har visst
vi
har visst
dere
har visst
de
har visst
kunne
can, to be able tomodal, irregular (preteritum is identical to the infinitive)
Presens
jeg
kan
du
kan
han/hun/den/det
kan
vi
kan
dere
kan
de
kan
Preteritum
jeg
kunne
du
kunne
han/hun/den/det
kunne
vi
kunne
dere
kunne
de
kunne
Perfektum
jeg
har kunnet
du
har kunnet
han/hun/den/det
har kunnet
vi
har kunnet
dere
har kunnet
de
har kunnet
ville
will, to want tomodal, irregular (preteritum is identical to the infinitive)
Presens
jeg
vil
du
vil
han/hun/den/det
vil
vi
vil
dere
vil
de
vil
Preteritum
jeg
ville
du
ville
han/hun/den/det
ville
vi
ville
dere
ville
de
ville
Perfektum
jeg
har villet
du
har villet
han/hun/den/det
har villet
vi
har villet
dere
har villet
de
har villet
snakke
to speak, to talkregular, class 1 (-et)
Presens
jeg
snakker
du
snakker
han/hun/den/det
snakker
vi
snakker
dere
snakker
de
snakker
Preteritum
jeg
snakket
du
snakket
han/hun/den/det
snakket
vi
snakket
dere
snakket
de
snakket
Perfektum
jeg
har snakket
du
har snakket
han/hun/den/det
har snakket
vi
har snakket
dere
har snakket
de
har snakket
lese
to readregular, class 2 (-te/-t)
Presens
jeg
leser
du
leser
han/hun/den/det
leser
vi
leser
dere
leser
de
leser
Preteritum
jeg
leste
du
leste
han/hun/den/det
leste
vi
leste
dere
leste
de
leste
Perfektum
jeg
har lest
du
har lest
han/hun/den/det
har lest
vi
har lest
dere
har lest
de
har lest
bo
to live, to resideregular, class 3 (-dde/-dd, short vowel-final verb)
Presens
jeg
bor
du
bor
han/hun/den/det
bor
vi
bor
dere
bor
de
bor
Preteritum
jeg
bodde
du
bodde
han/hun/den/det
bodde
vi
bodde
dere
bodde
de
bodde
Perfektum
jeg
har bodd
du
har bodd
han/hun/den/det
har bodd
vi
har bodd
dere
har bodd
de
har bodd
Learn Norwegian verbs faster by reading them in context
Tables get you started, but verbs stick when you meet them in real sentences. Lingo7 lets you
read real books in Norwegian with sentence-aligned translation and native-narrated audio, so you
see these forms again and again where they actually live. Tap any word to save it, then review
it later. Free to start.
To conjugate a verb is to change its form to show who is doing the action (the
subject) and when (the tense). In each table above, the subject runs down the left and the
matching form sits beside it, across 3 core tenses: Presens, Preteritum, Perfektum.
Verbs split into regular and irregular. Regular verbs follow a
fixed pattern you can apply to thousands of others once you learn it; the badge on each verb
names its type (irregular, copula and auxiliary verb (forms the stative passive) for være, for example). Irregular verbs like være
(to be) change in ways you memorize one by one, which is exactly why the most common
verbs are so often the most irregular.
You do not learn these by staring at the grid. You learn them by meeting them, over and over, in
real sentences until the pattern feels obvious. That is what reading does, and it is what reading
in Lingo7 is built for: open a real book in Norwegian, tap any verb form to see its meaning, and the
conjugations start to stick on their own.
To conjugate a Norwegian verb, you change its form to match the subject and the tense. Take være (to be): in the jeg form it is er now, var in the past, and har vært in the future. Regular verbs follow a fixed pattern by ending; irregular ones you learn one at a time. This tool shows the full table for each.
What are the most common Norwegian verbs?
The most common Norwegian verbs include være (to be), ha (to have), gå (to go, to walk), bli (to become, to be (passive auxiliary)), komme (to come), gjøre (to do, to make), si (to say, to tell), se (to see). These high-frequency verbs are also the most irregular in most languages, which is why they are worth drilling first. This tool has full present, past and future tables for all 16.
Is Norwegian verb conjugation hard?
Norwegian conjugation takes practice but follows clear rules. Regular verbs are predictable once you learn the endings; the real work is the handful of very common irregular verbs and knowing which tense to use. Norwegian is FSI Category I, about 750 hours to professional proficiency. The fastest way to make the forms automatic is to meet them again and again in real sentences, which is what reading does.
How many tenses does Norwegian have?
These three, Presens, Preteritum, Perfektum, are the core of everyday Norwegian and the right place to start. Real Norwegian also uses other moods and aspects (and, in most languages, extra compound tenses), but they build on the same stems and personal endings you see in these tables.