Flytter

Flytter is the present tense form of the Norwegian verb flytte, meaning to move or relocate. It is used for actions of moving a place of residence as well as moving objects. In Bokmål and Riksmål, the common present tense conjugation is jeg flytter, du flytter, han/hun/den/det flytter, vi flytter, dere flytter, de flytter. In Nynorsk, the equivalent form is flyttar (for example, eg flyttar, du flyttar, han flyttar).

Etymology and usage notes: flytte comes from Old Norse and is related to other Germanic languages’ terms for shifting or relocating. The verb covers both moving to a new home and moving items within or between locations. Phrases such as flytte inn (to move in) and flytte ut (to move out) are common. The noun form for the act of moving is flytting or flytting a house, often used in contexts like relocation or moving day.

Grammar and variants: the past tense is flyttet (present perfect: har flyttet) in Bokmål, while in Nynorsk the past tense can appear as flytta. The past participle remains flyttet in most contexts. In everyday speech, the verb is highly productive and widely used, with similar forms in other Scandinavian languages, though exact spelling varies (for example, flyttar in Nynorsk).

Related terms and phrases: flytting (the act of moving), innflytting (moving in), utflytting (moving out), flyttebyrå (moving company). These terms are commonly encountered in discussions of housing, relocation, and logistics.

See also: relocation, moving services, housing and residence.