No. 490 in Norwegian
tapt
"Lost."
In a sentence
Jeg har tapt lommeboken min.
I have lost my wallet.
Here, 'tapt' is used as the past participle of the verb 'å tape,' meaning 'to lose,' describing the act of having misplaced or failed to retain possession of something.
Laget vårt har tapt kampen.
Our team has lost the match.
In this context, 'tapt' also represents the past participle of 'å tape,' and it's used to indicate the outcome of a competitive event.
Dette er tapt tid.
This is lost time.
Here, 'tapt' is used as an adjective, describing the noun 'tid' (time) to mean something irretrievable or wasted.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “tapt” in actual Norwegian podcasts.
Find “tapt” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Norwegian podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into norsk, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Norwegian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).