No. 479 in Danish
steget
"Steget" in English means "the step" or "the roast" depending on context.
In a sentence
Prisen er steget markant den seneste måned.
The price has risen significantly in the last month.
In this sentence, 'steget' is the past participle of the verb 'stige', which means 'to rise' or 'to go up'. It is used here with the auxiliary verb 'er' to indicate that the price has increased.
Den stegte fisk smagte fantastisk.
The fried fish tasted fantastic.
Here, 'stegte' is the past participle of 'stege', which means 'to fry' or 'to roast'. It is used as an adjective to describe the fish (fisk).
De talte om, hvordan temperaturen var steget om sommeren.
They talked about how the temperature had risen during the summer.
'Steget', as in the first sentence, is used to indicate that the temperature had risen. It reflects a past action that has occurred.
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