dokumenterte

Dokumenterte is the simple past tense form of the Norwegian verb dokumentere, meaning to document or to provide documentation. It is used to describe actions completed in the past, such as when sources, evidence, or information were recorded or certified. For example, in a sentence like Han dokumenterte kildene, or Rapporten dokumenterte flere hendelser, the verb indicates that the documentation took place previously.

Etymology and relation to related terms: The verb dokumentere and the related noun dokument come from Latin documentum, via European languages that contributed to the Norwegian vocabulary. The pair of forms in Norwegian reflects a common pattern where the verb root is combined with a past tense ending. The term “dokumentert” is the past participle, used with auxiliary verbs to create present perfect or pluperfect tenses (for example har dokumentert).

Grammar and usage notes: In Bokmål and Nynorsk, the preterite form dokumenterte is identical across persons and numbers, yielding forms such as jeg dokumenterte, du dokumenterte, han dokumenterte, vi dokumenterte, dere dokumenterte, de dokumenterte. The past participle dokumentert is used with auxiliary verbs to form perfect tenses, as in har dokumentert or hadde dokumentert. As an adjective, dokumenterte can modify a noun to mean “documented,” as in dokumenterte opplysninger or dokumenterte bevis, conveying that the information has supporting documents.

Context and relevance: The word is common in academic, journalistic, legal, and administrative writing, where statements are framed as supported by documentation. It contrasts with the present tense dokumenterer and the past participle dokumentert, which are used in different grammatical and stylistic contexts.