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målte

Målte is the past tense form of the Norwegian verb måle, meaning to measure. It is used in both Bokmål and Nynorsk to describe measurements that have already taken place. In everyday and technical contexts, målte appears in reports, narratives, and instructions where past measurements are described.

Morphology and usage notes: the present tense of måle is måler, and the past participle is målt,

Cross-dialect and related forms: the spelling målte is also found in Danish, where måle means to measure

Etymology and cognates: måle is a Germanic verb with cognates across related languages, reflecting a shared

See also: måle.

which
is
used
with
the
auxiliary
verb
har
to
form
the
present
perfect,
as
in
har
målt
(has
measured).
Typical
sentence
constructions
include
subject
+
målte
+
object,
for
example:
Han
målte
lengden
på
bordet
(He
measured
the
length
of
the
table)
or
Vi
målte
temperaturen
i
rommet
(We
measured
the
temperature
in
the
room).
and
målte
serves
as
the
simple
past
tense.
In
other
Scandinavian
languages,
related
verbs
exist
with
similar
meanings
but
different
past-tense
forms
(for
example,
Swedish
mäta/mätte).
The
exact
form
and
pronunciation
vary
by
dialect
and
language,
but
the
function
remains
the
same:
to
express
a
completed
act
of
measuring.
origin
in
measuring
and
quantifying
actions.
The
word
primarily
appears
in
practical,
procedural,
or
narrative
contexts
where
past
measurement
is
relevant.