Inneholde

Inneholde is a Norwegian verb meaning to contain, to hold within, or to include as part of something. It is used to describe the contents of physical objects as well as the scope of documents, lists, or statements. The sense covers both tangible contents and abstract content, such as information or topics covered by a text.

Usage: It is a transitive verb that takes a direct object naming the contents. Examples: Pakken inneholder tre esker. Boken inneholder flere kapitler om norsk grammatikk. Listen inneholder seks punkter.

Conjugation and forms: In Bokmål, the infinitive is å inneholde; the present tense is inneholder; the past tense is inneholdt; the present perfect is har inneholdt. The verb is formed with the prefix inn- added to holde (to hold) and follows standard Norwegian verb conjugation patterns. The form agrees with the subject, as in den inneholder or pakken inneholder.

Etymology: The word is built from the prefix inn- meaning inside and the verb holde, yielding a meaning of keeping something inside or comprising its contents.

Variants: In Nynorsk, the corresponding verb is innehalde, which serves the same function in describing what something contains.

See also: innhold, which means content or contents, and omfatte, which means to include or to comprise.