"Vi fattet en god beslutning."

Translation: We made a good decision.

[stephenpeckhover]

Does anyone know the Infinitive of this verb? I can't seem to find it anywhere, and my guesses don't seem to be any good. Many thank-yous!

[Deliciae]

"å fatte"

[LillaSko]

Would it be possible to use the verb take? "Vi tok en god beslutning"?

[Deliciae]

Yes, it's possible to use the verb "å ta" as well.

[LillaSko]

Tusen takk!!

[Deliciae]

Bare hyggelig!

[Ondtogviltonsket]

I can't remember precisely but I think this is the first time I see the verb å fatte - However, maybe I am wrong ! The plot is - - - Can it be translated into different verbs, or it means strictly Make ?

[Deliciae]

It can be translated into so many different verbs, you're going to regret you ever asked. ;)

• "Å fatte" has a cognate: "to fathom", and can by extension translate to "to get".
• "Å fatte" can mean "to catch fire", but "å ta fyr" would be a safer translation.
• "Å fatte" can mean "to grip" or "to clutch", but "å gripe" would usually be preferred.
• "Å fatte en beslutning" means "to make a decision", as above.
• "Å fatte et vedtak" means to make a resolution (in some sort of official capacity).
• "Å fatte interesse for" means to become interested in.
• "Å fatte håp" means to find hope, but does not take an object à la "to find hope in X".
• "Å fatte mot" means to find courage.
• "Å fatte mistanke" means to become suspicious.
• "Å fatte seg" means to get one's act together, as in calm down.
• "Å fatte seg i korthet" means to express oneself in a short and concise manner (often in speeches, introductions, etc).

[Ondtogviltonsket]

Wow, it's very impressive that a verb can mean so many things! Sure, it'll take me a long time to assimilate each one of them.

Thank you a lot for having taken your time to explain me ^^

[Deliciae]

Bare hyggelig!

You can get far without using most of them, but it's good goal to be able to at least recognise them. :)

[m.g.doyle]

impressive that a verb can mean so many things

Try the English verb run--no fewer than 645 meanings, according to an OED lexicographer.

[Giorgio182480]

Thanks for the list - now I will memorise it as the norsk form of tysk "fassen". Seems logical if you know it, but my first association was "faire/fare (with perfect form fatto)" in romance languages because it is translated as "make" here.

[oulenz]

Why not we took a good decision? (I've reported it previously)

[Luke_5.1991]

That doesn't sound natural.

edit: Google says it's pretty common. I'll add it in. It must be a dialectical thing...

[garvanc]

I would normally use it with a definite article though. We took the decision to do something. Never heard it used with the indefinite a... This course is teaching me as much English as Norwegian!

[Bunchybunc]

I'm guessing in Norwegian, you don't 'make' a decision and therefore wouldn't use 'gjørde'?