reduserte

Reduserte is the simple past tense form of the Norwegian verb redusere, meaning to reduce or decrease. It is used in both Bokmål and Nynorsk to indicate that something was made smaller or less in the past. The present tense is reduserer and the past participle is redusert; these forms are used in compound tenses such as har redusert and hadde redusert.

Usage of reduserte occurs across many domains, including journalism, economics, science, and everyday speech. It typically describes intentional reductions carried out by people or organizations, but can also refer to natural declines. Examples: "Selskapet reduserte kostnadene med 12 prosent" (The company reduced costs by 12 percent) and "Antallet feil reduserte etter forbedringer i prosessen" (The number of errors reduced after process improvements).

Etymology and related forms: Redusere, the verb from which reduserte derives, comes from Latin reducere, and entered Norwegian through Romance language intermediaries such as French. The related forms in Norwegian include reduserer (present tense) and redusert (past participle), with redusert used in perfect and passive constructions like har redusert or ble redusert. Related nouns include reduksjon (reduction) and reduksjonsarbeid (reduction work).

Notes: In Norwegian orthography, reduserte is distinct from but related to redusert in terms of tense and voice. The term is also found in closely related Scandinavian languages with corresponding inflections, though exact forms may differ by language.