200 Most Common Verbs in Norwegian

Å være

To be

Å ha

To have

Å kunne

To be able to / can

Å skulle

To shall / going to (future)

Å ville

To want to / will

Å måtte

To have to / must

Å burde

To should / ought to

Å få

To get / receive (also 'may/be allowed to')

Å bli

To become / be (passive)

Å gjøre

To do / make

Å si

To say

Å snakke

To speak / talk

Å prate

To chat

Å fortelle

To tell

Å spørre

To ask

Å svare

To answer

Å mene

To mean (have an opinion)

Å bety

To mean (signify/definition)

Å skrive

To write

Å lese

To read

Å ringe

To call (phone)

Å sende

To send

Å diskutere

To discuss

Å forklare

To explain

Å kalle

To call (name someone)

Å hete

To be named

Å rope

To shout

Å hviske

To whisper

Å takke

To thank

Å love

To promise

Å klage

To complain

Å lyve

To lie (tell untruth)

Å gå

To walk / go

Å dra

To go / leave / pull

Å komme

To come

Å reise

To travel

Å løpe

To run

Å kjøre

To drive

Å fly

To fly

Å sykle

To cycle

Å svømme

To swim

Å hoppe

To jump

Å danse

To dance

Å klatre

To climb

Å falle

To fall

Å snu

To turn

Å forlate

To leave

Å følge

To follow

Å besøke

To visit

Å passere

To pass

Å nærme seg

To approach

Å skynde seg

To hurry

Å stå

To stand

Å sitte

To sit

Å ligge

To lie (down)

Å henge

To hang

Å sette

To put/set (in a sitting position)

Å legge

To put/lay (in a lying position)

Å stille

To place/pose (in a standing position)

Å vite

To know (facts)

Å kjenne

To know (people/places/feeling)

Å tro

To think / believe

Å tenke

To think (mental process)

Å synes

To think (subjective opinion)

Å forstå

To understand

Å skjønne

To understand (often informal)

Å huske

To remember

Å glemme

To forget

Å lære

To learn / to teach

Å studere

To study

Å øve

To practice

Å lure på

To wonder about

Å besteme

To decide

Å velge

To choose

Å gjette

To guess

Å håpe

To hope

Å ønske

To wish

Å drømme

To dream

Å planlegge

To plan

Å se

To see

Å se på

To watch / look at

Å se ut

To look (appearance)

Å høre

To hear

Å lytte

To listen

Å høres ut

To sound (like)

Å føle

To feel (emotion)

Å kjenne

To feel (touch/sensation)

Å lukte

To smell

Å smake

To taste

Å virke

To seem / work (function)

Å like

To like

Å elske

To love

Å hate

To hate

Å savne

To miss

Å trives

To thrive / enjoy oneself (in a place)

Å kose seg

To have a cozy/good time

Å glede seg

To look forward to

Å grue seg

To dread

Å kjede seg

To be bored

Å le

To laugh