No. 198 in Norwegian
dro
The Norwegian word "dro" is the past tense of "dra," meaning "pulled" or "went."
In a sentence
Jeg dro til butikken i går.
I went to the store yesterday.
In this sentence, 'dro' is used as the past tense of the verb 'dra,' meaning 'to go' or 'to travel' (often using a vehicle).
Hun dro en konklusjon etter møtet.
She drew a conclusion after the meeting.
Here, 'dro' is the past tense of 'dra,' which translates as 'to draw' in the sense of deriving or forming a conclusion.
De dro ut pluggene fra stikkontaktene.
They pulled out the plugs from the sockets.
In this context, 'dro' represents the past tense of 'dra,' meaning 'to pull' or 'to draw out.'
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