fortjene

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From for- +‎ tjene; from Low German or Middle Low German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔɾˈçeːnə/

Verb

fortjene (imperative fortjen, present tense fortjener, passive fortjenes, simple past fortjente, past participle fortjent, present participle fortjenende)

1. to deserve (something)

Derived terms

• velfortjent

See also

• fortena, fortene (Nynorsk)

References

• “fortjene” in The Bokmål Dictionary.