No. 170 in Norwegian
møtte
"Met" (past tense of "meet").
In a sentence
Han møtte meg ved inngangen.
He met me at the entrance.
In this example, 'møtte' is used as the past tense of 'møte', meaning to meet someone. It indicates a completed action occurring at a specific place and time.
Hun møtte utfordringen med mot.
She faced the challenge with courage.
Here, 'møtte' means to face or confront a situation, extending its basic meaning beyond meeting a person to dealing with an abstract concept.
Vi møtte på noen problemer underveis.
We encountered some problems along the way.
In this context, 'møtte' conveys encountering or coming across an issue in a process, showcasing how its use in Norwegian can describe situations beyond physical or direct meetings.
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