Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• oppdaget

Verb

oppdaga

1. simple past of oppdage
2. past participle of oppdage

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• oppdage

Etymology

From Middle Low German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /updaːɡa/ (example of pronunciation)

Verb

oppdaga ‎(present tense oppdagar, past tense oppdaga, past participle oppdaga, passive infinitive oppdagast, present participle oppdagande, imperative oppdaga/oppdag)

1. discover (find something previously unknown)

   Ikkje alle veit kven det var som oppdaga DNA-et.

   Not everyone knows who it was that discovered the DNA.

2. spy (catch sight of), see, discover

   Tjuvane vart oppdaga medan dei tømde lageret.

   The thieves were discovered while they were emptying the storage.

Derived terms

• oppdaging
• oppdagar

References

• “oppdaga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.