Norwegian Verbs Be and Have

How to say am, are, is, was, were, have, has, and had in Norwegian

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Norwegian Be and Have

The present and past tenses of verbs in Norwegian are very simple to conjugate. All the forms are the same for each personal pronoun. The infinitive of the verb to be in Norwegian is være, and the conjugated present tense form is er and the past tense is var. The infinitive of the verb to have is ha, and the conjugated present tense form is har and the past tense is hadde.

 

være - to be
I am	jeg er	I was	jeg var
you are	du er	you were	du var
he is	han er	he was	han var
she is	hun er	she was	hun var
it is	den er	it was	den var
it is	det er	it was	det var
one is	man er	one was	man var
we are	vi er	we were	vi var
you are	dere er	you were	dere var
they are	de er	they were	de var

 

ha - to have
I have	jeg har	I had	jeg hadde
you have	du har	you had	du hadde
he has	han har	he had	han hadde
she has	hun har	she had	hun hadde
it has	den har	it had	den hadde
it has	det har	it had	det hadde
one has	man har	one had	man hadde
we have	vi har	we had	vi hadde
you have	dere har	you had	dere hadde
they have	de har	they had	de hadde

To form the future tense of verbs, just add skal (am/is/are going to) or vil (will) before the infinitive. Jeg skal være = I'm going to be; hun skal ha = she will have; etc. (In simple sentences, either skal or vil are fine to express future actions, but in longer and more complex sentences, it is better to use vil.)

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