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forderve

verb
Inflection table for this verb
infinitivepresentpastpresent perfectimperative
å forderveforderverfordervahar fordervaforderv!
fordervethar fordervet
Inflection table for the participles of this verb
perfect participlepresent participle
masculine /
feminine
neuterdefinite formplural
forderva + nounforderva + nounden/det forderva + nounforderva + nounfordervende
fordervet + nounfordervet + nounden/det fordervede + nounfordervede + noun
den/det fordervete + nounfordervete + noun

Etymology

norrønt fordjarfa, av lavtysk derven ‘gå til grunne’; av for- (2

Senses and Example Sentences

ødelegge, skjemme ut, skade (2, 1)
Example
  • forderve foten sin;
  • forderve sjelen sin;
  • slik litteratur forderver folks moral
  • brukt som adjektiv
    • le seg fordervet;
    • være moralsk fordervet