No. 736 in Norwegian
stengte
"Stengte" means "closed" in English.
In a sentence
Butikken stengte tidlig i dag.
The store closed early today.
In this sentence, 'stengte' is the past tense of the verb 'stenge,' meaning 'to close,' indicating that the store's operation ceased at an earlier time than usual.
Han stengte døren for vinden.
He closed the door against the wind.
Here, 'stengte' is used to describe the act of closing a door, showing action in the past tense aimed at blocking or shutting out the wind.
Veien var stengt, så vi måtte finne en annen rute.
The road was closed, so we had to find another route.
In this sentence, 'stengt' is the past participle form of 'stenge,' used in a passive construction to denote that the road's availability was non-existent due to closure.
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