Vi fordeler mat rettferdig mellom barna.

the food

Breakdown of Vi fordeler mat rettferdig mellom barna.

• vi: we
• barnet: the child
• mellom: between

Questions & Answers about Vi fordeler mat rettferdig mellom barna.

What exactly does fordeler mean here, and what is its base (dictionary) form?

Fordeler is the present tense of the verb fordele, which means to distribute / to allocate / to apportion.

• Infinitive (dictionary form): fordele
• Present tense: fordeler → Vi fordeler mat = We distribute food
• Past tense: fordelte → Vi fordelte mat = We distributed food
• Past participle: fordelt → Maten er fordelt = The food has been distributed

In this sentence, fordeler is an action happening now or regularly:
Vi fordeler mat rettferdig mellom barna.
= We distribute food fairly among the children.

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How is fordele different from dele? Both seem to mean “to share”.