No. 581 in Norwegian
bestemte
"Bestemte" means "decided" or "determined" in English.
In a sentence
Hun bestemte seg for å ta en pause fra arbeidet.
She decided to take a break from work.
Here, 'bestemte' is the past tense of the verb 'bestemme' (to decide), used reflexively as 'bestemte seg', indicating a decision made by the subject.
Han snakket om de bestemte reglene i selskapet.
He talked about the specific rules in the company.
In this case, 'bestemte' is used as an adjective to describe 'reglene' (the rules), implying they are determined or specific.
Vi bestemte oss for å dra tidlig på grunn av været.
We decided to leave early due to the weather.
Similar to the first example, 'bestemte' is used as the past tense of 'bestemme' in reflexive form ('bestemte oss') to indicate a decision made by the subjects.
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