No. 225 in Norwegian
brukt
"Brukt" in Norwegian means "used" or "second-hand."
In a sentence
Jeg har brukt mine gamle klær til å lage noe nytt.
I have used my old clothes to make something new.
The word 'brukt' is the past participle of 'bruke', indicating the action of using something in the past.
Denne bilen er brukt, men den fungerer veldig bra.
This car is used, but it works very well.
Here, 'brukt' functions as an adjective describing the state of the car as second-hand or pre-owned.
Hun hadde brukt alt sitt mot for å fullføre oppgaven.
She had used all her courage to complete the task.
'Brukt' in this context is again the past participle of 'bruke', associated with the auxiliary verb 'hadde', indicating a past-perfect action of utilizing or invoking courage.
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