bidro

Bidro is the past tense form of the Norwegian verb bidra, meaning to contribute, to help, or to provide resources toward a goal. The infinitive is å bidra. The word is used to describe actions in which someone offers time, money, expertise, or other forms of support to a project, organization, or cause. It is commonly combined with til to indicate the target of the contribution, for example, bidra til et prosjekt or bidra til utviklingen. A subject can be an individual, a group, a company, or an institution.

Grammatical notes: Bidra is a regular verb in this form; the present tense is bidrar, the past tense is bidro, and the past participle (supine) is bidratt. In perfective constructions, one would say har bidratt. The word is widely used in formal and informal Norwegian, including media, academia, and public discourse.

Related terms and language context: The noun bidrag means contribution, and bidragsyter means contributor. The concept has cognates in other Scandinavian languages, with similar meanings (for example, bidrar in Swedish and bidrager in Danish). Bidro, as a specific past tense form, is primarily encountered in Norwegian writing and speech to recount past acts of contributing.