Pierre's verb of the week
Pierre's verb of the week
gi
Verb of the week: gi
Hei klasse!
Here is the next "verb of the week", a very common one: "å gi",
"to give". Besides the obvious uses, it appears in many idioms.
It often has both an indirect object (the recipient) and a direct
object (that which is given).
Note that there are two possible past tense forms: "ga" and "gav".
In literature and older writing you will mostly see "gav", while
"ga" is becoming more common in everyday speech and writing.
å gi = to give (infinitive)
de gir = they give (present tense)
de ga / de gav = they gave (simple past tense)
de har gitt = they have given (past participle)
'de' means 'they.'
La oss prøve dette verbet:
Let's try out this verb:
(infinitive)
Kan du gi meg en blomst?
Can you give me a flower?
(present)
Vi gir oss aldri!
We never give up! (interesting idiom...)
(past)
Jeg var sulten, og dere gav meg mat. (Matteus 25:35)
I was hungry, and you gave me food. (Matthew 25:35)
(present perfect)
Nordmenn har gitt mer per innbygger til flodbølgeofrene i Asia enn noe annet
land.
Norwegians have given more per capita to the tsunami victims in Asia than any
other country. (P4 news)
Har du kanskje lyst til å skrive noen setninger med dette verbet?
Do you perhaps wish to write some sentences using this verb?
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