No. 372 in Norwegian
giftet
"Giftet" means "married" in English.
In a sentence
De giftet seg i går.
They got married yesterday.
Here, 'giftet' is used as the past tense of the verb 'å gifte seg', meaning 'to marry oneself'. It's describing the action of marriage that occurred in the past.
Mine venner har giftet seg for andre gang.
My friends have married for the second time.
In this sentence, 'giftet' is used as part of the perfect tense ('har giftet seg'), again referring to the action of getting married but from the perspective of it being completed in the past.
De blir giftet av presten under seremonien.
They are being married by the priest during the ceremony.
Here, 'giftet' is used in the passive form to indicate that the action of marrying is being conducted by someone else for the subject, typical in a formal or religious setting.
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