likte

Lik te is the past tense form of the Norwegian verb like, meaning to like or to enjoy. It is used to describe a preference or enjoyment of something in the past. The corresponding present tense form is liker, and the past participle is likt, which is used with have in perfect tenses (for example, jeg har likt filmen).

In Norwegian, likte appears in sentences such as jeg likte filmen (I liked the movie) or vi likte konserten (we enjoyed the concert). A negative example would be jeg likte ikke maten (I did not like the food). The verb is commonly used in everyday speech to express opinions, preferences, and experiences about past events.

Grammar and usage notes: likte is the simple past tense, used for actions completed in the past. For ongoing or recently completed preferences, Norwegian also uses likt as the past participle, as in jeg har likt filmen (I have liked the film). The verb forms part of a standard Germanic verb system, and likte is shared across Norwegian dialects such as Bokmål and Nynorsk, with the present tense often occurring as liker.

Etymology and related forms: likte derives from the same Proto-Germanic root as similar verbs in other Germanic languages, and is cognate with the English verb like. This reflects a common semantic core across related languages, namely to find pleasure or affinity in something.

See also: Like (disambiguation) and the Norwegian verb stem lik- for related forms.