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100 essential Norwegian verbs

100 Norwegian words worth knowing, picked from the topics Core verbs and translated into English.

Core verbs 100 words

Norwegian	English
si	to say
lese	to read
le	to laugh
drepe	to kill
se	to see
være	to be
hjelpe	to help
gå	to go
ha	to have
skape	to create
gjøre	to do
fullføre	to finish
spille	to play
betale	to pay
holde	to hold
trekke	to pull
komme	to come
leve	to live
tro	to believe
måtte	to have to
gi	to give
gå inn	to enter
vinne	to win
beholde	to keep
spise	to eat
legge	to put
gå opp	to go up
dø	to die
åpne	to open
snakke	to speak
dra	to leave
passere	to pass
tenke	to think
miste	to lose
bære	to carryHave on you, carry around
gi tilbake	to give back
bli	to stayNot change place or state
vite	to knowHave a piece of information or a skill
servere	to serve
gå ut	to go out
følge	to follow
falle	to fall
selge	to sell
skrive	to write
unngå	to avoid
kjøpe	to buy
legge til	to add
rope	to call
ankomme	to arrive
stoppe	to stop
endre	to change
velge	to choose
telle	to countWork out how many there are
bli	to becomeChange from one state to another
sende	to send
prøve	to try
etterlate	to leave behind
vise	to show
oppnå	to obtain
glemme	to forget
kunne	to be able to
ta	to take
gå hjem	to go home
komme tilbake	to come back
smile	to smile
finne	to find
ville	to want
lytte	to listen
vente	to waitBe patient, let time pass
lete etter	to look for
spørre	to ask
forsvare	to defend
forhindre	to prevent
høre	to hear
dele	to share
beskytte	to protect
forberede	to prepare
motta	to receive
se på	to watch
svare	to answer
bruke	to use
lære	to learn
nå	to reach
begynne	to start
kjenne	to be familiar withBe familiar with someone or something
fortsette	to continue
forklare	to explain
tillate	to allow
slutte seg til	to join
finne igjen	to find again
forstå	to understand
råde	to advise
bygge	to build
møte	to meet
arbeide	to work
lure på	to wonder
huske	to recall
minnes	to remember
elske	to love
drikke	to drink

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What comes after these 100 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Norwegian words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Where do these lists come from?: They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 100 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

100 essential Norwegian verbs

Core verbs 100 words

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