ABSTRACT
Verbs usually denote actions and states, in Norwegian as in English. Norwegian verbs inflect for tense. If a word shows tense inflection, it must be a verb, and practically every verb can be inflected for tense. The basic tense opposition is, as in English, the one between the present and the past tense. As in English, there are ‘periphrastic tenses’. While tense may be thought of as the central inflectional category for Norwegian verbs, mood and voice are also relevant. Norwegian verbs do not inflect for number or person, i.e. in contrast to English, agreement for number and person is not an issue for the verb. While tense may be thought of as the central inflectional category for Norwegian verbs, mood and voice are also relevant. If more verb forms are listed, then it is traditional to list the four principal parts: infinitive, present, past and supine. Conjugations are verbal inflection classes.
