Beskriver

Beskriver is the present tense form of the Norwegian verb beskrive, meaning to describe. It indicates that someone is describing something. The form is commonly used in both spoken and written Norwegian, for example: "Hun beskriver landskapet."

Conjugation in Bokmål: jeg beskriver, du beskriver, han/hun/den beskriver, vi beskriver, dere beskriver, de beskriver. Infinitive: å beskrive. Simple past: beskrev. Present perfect: har beskrevet.

The verb has cognates in Danish "beskrive" and Swedish "beskriva," reflecting a common Germanic heritage. Etymology traces to older Nordic forms and, in many classifications, is linked to Latin "describere" as a distant source, illustrating how the concept of describing has traveled across languages.

Beskriver is used to detail features, characteristics, or sequences. It appears in journalism, academic writing, and descriptive prose. The noun form is beskrivelse (description); related words include beskrive (to describe) and beskrivende (descriptive).