gjentatte

Gjentatte is a Norwegian-language adjective meaning "repeated" or "recurring." It is derived from the verb gjenta, meaning "to repeat," and is used to describe events, processes, or phenomena that occur more than once or in a repeated manner. The term is found in everyday speech as well as in scientific, journalistic, and technical contexts to convey repetition or persistence.

In usage, gjentatte typically precedes a noun to indicate multiple repeated instances, such as gjentatte hendelser (repeated events) or gjentatte feil (recurrent faults). It can also appear in narrative or reporting to emphasize recurrence or persistence, for example in discussing gjentatte regnbyger (repeated rain showers) or gjentatte forsøk (repeated attempts).

In Norwegian grammar, gjentatte behaves as a standard attributive adjective that agrees with the noun it modifies in number. It is common in both Bokmål and Nynorsk, though frequency and collocation can vary by region and style.

See also: gjenta, gjentakelse, repetition, recurrence.