Rørte

Rørte is the simple past tense form of the Norwegian verb røre, which means to move, touch, or mix. It is used to describe actions that were completed in the past, including both physical actions and the act of stirring or mixing ingredients. In standard Norwegian, rørte is used in the preterite for all subjects (jeg rørte, du rørte, han/hun rørte, vi rørte, dere rørte, de rørte).

The past participle of røre is rørt, which is used with auxiliary verbs to form the present perfect or other compound tenses (for example, jeg har rørt). The present tense of the verb is rører.

In usage, rørte commonly appears in culinary or physical contexts, such as stirring a pot or touching an object. It can also appear in broader expressions describing past movements or actions, though in phrases describing being emotionally moved Norwegian uses different verbs (for example, berøre/berørt).

Examples:

- Jeg rørte i gryten i ti minutter.

- Han rørte ved det gamle bordet med en tør kaffekopp.

- Jeg har rørt grøten med en skje siden klokken seks.

Etymology and cross-language notes:

Røre belongs to the North Germanic language family and has cognates in neighboring languages, such as Danish røre and Swedish röra. The form rørte is a characteristic preterite ending in Bokmål and Nynorsk, while the past participle rørt is used with har or hadde to form perfect tenses.

See also:

røre, rørt, rører, rørtness (related forms and related verbs in Norwegian).