kritiserte

Kritiserte is the simple past tense form of the Norwegian verb kritisere, meaning to criticize. It is used in both Bokmål and Nynorsk to describe that someone or something was criticized in the past. The present tense is kritiserer, and the past participle is kritisert, which is used with auxiliary verbs to form perfect tenses (for example har kritisert).

In sentences, kritiserte typically takes a direct object indicating what is being criticized, and may be followed by for or om: for eksempel, "Hun kritiserte forslaget" or "Lederen ble kritisert for beslutningen." The passive voice is common as well: "Forslaget ble kritisert av ekspertene." The construction "kritisere noen for noe" expresses who was criticized and for what.

Etymology: the verb is from the French criticiser, via Latin criticus and Greek kritikós, and is cognate with the English word criticize.

Usage notes: kritiserte can carry neutral to negative connotations, depending on context, and is widely used in journalism, politics, and everyday speech to indicate evaluation or fault-finding. The past participle form, kritisert, is used with auxiliary verbs to form perfect tenses (for example har kritisert). See also: kritikk (criticism), kritik, and related terms in Norwegian.