Hun fullførte kurset.

She completed the course.

Breakdown of Hun fullførte kurset.

• hun: she
• kurset: the course
• fullføre: to complete

Questions & Answers about Hun fullførte kurset.

Why is it Hun and not Ho?

Hun is the standard Bokmål subject pronoun for she.

You may also see ho in Nynorsk and in some dialects, but in standard Bokmål, hun is the normal form to use in writing.

What tense is fullførte?

Fullførte is in the simple past tense, also called the preterite.

The infinitive is å fullføre = to complete / to finish.
So:

• å fullføre = to complete
• fullfører = completes / is completing
• fullførte = completed

In this sentence, it tells you the action happened in the past.

How is fullførte formed?

It comes from the verb å fullføre.

This verb is formed from:

• full- = full, complete
• føre = carry out / bring / lead

In practice, you should learn å fullføre as a whole verb meaning to complete.

Its past form fullførte follows a common pattern for Norwegian verbs in the past tense, where -te is added.

Why does kurset end in -et?