daterte

Daterte is a Norwegian verb form used to describe the action of dating, meaning to go on dates with someone or to establish a romantic dating relationship. It is the simple past tense of the verb å date. In everyday Norwegian, daterte can be used to indicate that two people dated each other or that someone dated another person during a specified period.

The word is of English origin, borrowed into Norwegian as date, with typical Norwegian verb inflection. As a past tense form, daterte aligns with standard conjugation patterns for regular -e verbs in Norwegian. In contrast, the related past participle datert is commonly used when referring to things that have been assigned a date, such as documents or records, and is often translated as “dated” in English.

In usage, daterte appears most often in sentences about personal relationships or social dating experiences. For example, one might say that two people daterte i flere måneder to describe a period during which they were dating. When indicating the dating of an object or document, however, speakers more frequently use the participle datert, as in “dokumentet er datert 12. juni 2020,” which means the document bears the date of 12 June 2020.

Daterte is thus primarily a verb form tied to human dating activity, while datert serves as the standard passive form for indicating established dates on items or records. Related terms include dating, daterings, and datering, which pertain to the broader concept of establishing and describing dates.