ordkort

å hete

verb

to be called

Learn “hete” in Ordkort

Forms

Infinitiveå hete
Presentheter
Pastheta / hetet
Present perfecthar heta / hetet
Imperativehet!
Passivehetes

In simple Norwegian

å ha et bestemt navn

Examples

  • Hva heter du?What is your name?
  • Jeg heter Maria.My name is Maria.
  • Hva heter det på norsk?What is it called in Norwegian?
  • Hunden het Max.The dog was called Max.
  • Byen het tidligere Christiania.The city used to be called Christiania.
  • Hva heter læreren deres?What is your teacher called?
  • Gata der vi bor, heter Kirkeveien.The street where we live is called Kirkeveien.

Useful phrases

  • hva heter du? what’s your name?
  • jeg heter … my name is …
  • hva heter det? what is it called?
  • det heter seg it is said

Good to know

Hete is irregular: heter, het, har hett. It is the normal way to give your name: Jeg heter … (not “Mitt navn er …”, which sounds formal). Oslo was called Christiania until 1925. Det heter seg means “it is said”.

In Bokmålsordboka

  1. varme (opp) sola hetet opp svabergene
  2. gi varme det hetet godt fra ovnen

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