provoserte

Provoserte is the simple past tense form of the Norwegian verb provosere, meaning to provoke, incite, or elicit a response. It describes an action in the past where someone or something caused a reaction from another person, group, or situation.

In usage, provoserte is transitive and typically takes a direct target, such as a person, audience, or public sentiment. It can refer to provoking anger, surprise, curiosity, or thought. In journalism and everyday speech, it often appears with actors like politicians, commentators, or events. Example: Artikkelen provoserte leserne.

Morphology and related forms: The present tense is provoserer; the past participle is provosert, used with have/has or had in perfect tenses (har provosert). The present participle is provoserende, used as an adjective meaning provocative or causing provocation. The simple past, provoserte, is the form most commonly encountered in narratives describing past events.

Etymology: Provosere is a Norwegian loanword built from the same root as English provoke and French provoquer, ultimately tracing back to Latin provocare. The word entered Norwegian through European languages in the modern era and is widely used in media, politics, and everyday language.

See also: provosere; provokasjon; provoserende; provoserende is the related adjective form, while provosert and provoserer cover past participle and present tense respectively.