Å hete = To be named, called (Uke 34)

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Å hete, "to be named, to be called", is the Verb of the Week for Week 34.

It is usually assumed that the "be" in "be called" is included in hete, so this doesn't need to be translated from the English. See for instance the examples below -- skal hun hete instead of skal hun blir hete in the first, and het ikke? instead of var ikke het? in the second.

hun heter = she is named/called (present tense)
hun har hett = she has been named/called (present perfect tense)
hun het = she was named/called (past tense)
hun hadde hett = she had been named/called (past perfect)
hun vil hete = she will be named/called (future)
hun vil ha hett = she will have been named/called (future perfect)
hun ville hete = she would be named/called (present conditional)
hun ville ha hett = she would have been named/called (perfect conditional)

And here are some sentences using å hete --

Hvis barnet blir en jente, skal hun hete Ragnfrid.
If the baby is a girl, she'll be called Ragnfrid.

Det er merkelig. Het ikke begge den forrige kjærester også Per?
That's weird. Weren't both of your last boyfriends named Per, too?

Jeg tror noen holder deg for narr. Det er ikke noen gate som heter Duppedings-vei.
I think someone's pulling your leg. There is no street called Thingummy Way.