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83 [eighty-three]

Past tense 3

Past tense 3

83 [åttitre]

Fortid 3

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to make a call ri-ge r____ r-n-e ----- ringe 0
I made a call. Je--har -i-gt. J__ h__ r_____ J-g h-r r-n-t- -------------- Jeg har ringt. 0
I was talking on the phone all the time. J-- --- --n-----le-tide-. J__ h__ r____ h___ t_____ J-g h-r r-n-t h-l- t-d-n- ------------------------- Jeg har ringt hele tiden. 0
to ask sp--re s_____ s-ø-r- ------ spørre 0
I asked. J-- h---sp--t. J__ h__ s_____ J-g h-r s-u-t- -------------- Jeg har spurt. 0
I always asked. J-g---- ----id -pu-t. J__ h__ a_____ s_____ J-g h-r a-l-i- s-u-t- --------------------- Jeg har alltid spurt. 0
to narrate for-el-e f_______ f-r-e-l- -------- fortelle 0
I narrated. J---ha---o-t--- det. J__ h__ f______ d___ J-g h-r f-r-a-t d-t- -------------------- Jeg har fortalt det. 0
I narrated the whole story. Je- -ar---rtal------ h-s--r---. J__ h__ f______ h___ h_________ J-g h-r f-r-a-t h-l- h-s-o-i-n- ------------------------------- Jeg har fortalt hele historien. 0
to study l--e---le-e l___ / l___ l-r- / l-s- ----------- lære / lese 0
I studied. Je- --- læ-t-- l-s-. J__ h__ l___ / l____ J-g h-r l-r- / l-s-. -------------------- Jeg har lært / lest. 0
I studied the whole evening. J-g -ar-lært / le-t-hele -v-l-e-. J__ h__ l___ / l___ h___ k_______ J-g h-r l-r- / l-s- h-l- k-e-d-n- --------------------------------- Jeg har lært / lest hele kvelden. 0
to work j-b-e j____ j-b-e ----- jobbe 0
I worked. J-g-h-r ------. J__ h__ j______ J-g h-r j-b-e-. --------------- Jeg har jobbet. 0
I worked all day long. Jeg h-r -o--e- h----d--en. J__ h__ j_____ h___ d_____ J-g h-r j-b-e- h-l- d-g-n- -------------------------- Jeg har jobbet hele dagen. 0
to eat spise s____ s-i-e ----- spise 0
I ate. Je----- ----t. J__ h__ s_____ J-g h-r s-i-t- -------------- Jeg har spist. 0
I ate all the food. J-g-h-r---i-t o-p. J__ h__ s____ o___ J-g h-r s-i-t o-p- ------------------ Jeg har spist opp. 0

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The history of linguistics

Languages have always fascinated mankind. The history of linguistics is therefore very long. Linguistics is the systematic study of language. Even thousands of years ago people contemplated language. In doing so, different cultures developed different systems. As a result, different descriptions of languages emerged. Today's linguistics are based on ancient theories more than anything else. Many traditions were established in Greece in particular. The oldest known work about language comes from India, however. It was written 3,000 years ago by the grammarian Sakatayana. In ancient times, philosophers like Plato busied themselves with languages. Later, Roman authors developed their theories further. Arabians, too, developed their own traditions in the 8th century. Even then, their works show precise descriptions of the Arabian language. In modern times, man particularly wanted to research where language comes from. Scholars were especially interested in the history of language. In the 18th century, people started to compare languages with each other. They wanted to understand how languages develop. Later they concentrated on languages as a system. The question of how languages function was the focal point. Today, a great number of schools of thought exist within linguistics. Many new disciplines have developed since the fifties. These were in part strongly influenced by other sciences. Examples are psycholinguistics or intercultural communication. The newer linguistic schools of thought are very specialized. One example of this is feminist linguistics. So the history of linguistics continues… As long as there are languages, man will contemplate them!