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)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of fortolke

active passive present fortolker fortolkes past fortolkede fortolkedes infinitive fortolke fortolkes imperative fortolk — participle present fortolkende past fortolket (auxiliary verb have) 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)

1. to interpret

Synonyms

• tolke

Derived terms

• fortolkning, fortolking

References

• “fortolke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.