Questions & Answers about Jeg ble født her.
Why is it ble født and not just født?
Because ble is the past tense of å bli (to become / to get), and ble født is the standard way to express the event was born.
So:
- jeg = I
- ble = became / got / was in this kind of construction
- født = born
- her = here
In Norwegian, å bli + past participle is often used where English uses to be + past participle.
So Jeg ble født her literally feels a bit like I became born here, but in natural English it is simply I was born here.
What tense is ble?
Ble is the past tense of å bli.
A few useful forms are:
- å bli = to become / get
- blir = become(s) / get(s) / am-is-are being
- ble = became / got / was-were
- har blitt = have/has become
So Jeg ble født her is in the past tense.
What exactly is født?