Kjøpt

Kjøpt is the past participle of the Norwegian verb kjøpe, meaning to buy. It is used to form perfect tenses with auxiliary verbs such as har or er: Jeg har kjøpt en bok (I have bought a book); Varene er kjøpt (The goods have been bought). It can also function as a participial adjective to indicate that something has been purchased, for example in phrases like varene som er kjøpt or en bil som er kjøpt. In ordinary speech, the combination with har or er is the most common way to express that a purchase has been completed.

Etymology and forms: kjøpt derives from Old Norse kaupa and is cognate with Danish købe and Swedish köpa. In Norwegian, kjøpte is the simple past form meaning “bought” as in jeg kjøpte en bil, while kjøpt is the past participle used with auxiliary verbs or as a participial descriptor. The form kjøpt is invariable in gender and number when used as part of a perfect tense or passive construction (varene er kjøpt).

Usage and idioms: The phrase kjøpt og betalt is widely used in consumer and service contexts to indicate that a transaction is complete, i.e., bought and paid for. The word is standard in both Bokmål and Nynorsk and commonly appears in everyday language, advertisements, and legal or contractual writing to describe items or services that have been purchased.

See also: Related terms include kjøpe (to buy), kjøp (buy/purchase as a noun), og innkjøp (procurement).