fortolke

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German vortolken, from vor- (“interpret”) +‎ tolken. Compare Norwegian fortolke, Swedish förtolka, and Dutch vertolken.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [fʌˈtˢʌlˀɡ̊ə]

Verb

fortolke (imperative fortolk, infinitive at fortolke, present tense fortolker, past tense fortolkede, perfect tense har fortolket)

to interpret (a text, a dream, a situation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of fortolke

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	fortolke	fortolkes
Present tense	fortolker	fortolkes
Past tense	fortolkede	fortolkedes
Imperative	fortolk	-
Participle
Present	fortolkende
Past	fortolket
Gerund	fortolken

Derived terms

fortolkning

References

“fortolke” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Low German vortolken.

Verb

fortolke (imperative fortolk, present tense fortolker, simple past fortolka or fortolket, present participle fortolkende)

to interpret

Synonyms

tolke

Derived terms

fortolkning, fortolking

References

“fortolke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.