No. 5 in Norwegian
ble
"Ble" in Norwegian means "became" or is the past tense of "bli" (to become).
In a sentence
Jeg ble glad da jeg hørte nyhetene.
I became happy when I heard the news.
In this sentence, 'ble' means 'became', indicating a change of state from not being happy to being happy.
E-posten ble sendt i går kveld.
The email was sent last night.
Here, 'ble' is used as an auxiliary verb in a passive voice construction, showing that the action of sending was done to the email.
Det ble bestemt at vi skulle dra tidlig.
It was decided that we should leave early.
In this case, 'ble' is part of a passive structure, implying that the decision was made by someone or something, unspecified in the sentence.
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