Å føle = To feel (Uke 44)

The Verb of the Week for week 44 is å føle, "to feel".

du føler = you (sing.) feel (present tense)
du har følet = you have felt (present perfect tense)
du følet = you felt (past tense)
du hadde følet = you have felt (past perfect)
du skal føle = you shall feel (future)
du skal ha følet = you shall have felt (future perfect)
du skulle føle = you should feel (present conditional)
du skulle ha føle = you should have felt (perfect conditional)

Jeg føler meg hjemme i Norge.
I feel at home in Norway.

Atsjooo! Unnskyld. Jeg skal føle meg bedre imorgen.
Achoo! Excuse me. I will feel better tomorrow.

Han føltet seg kaldt, så jeg skyndte meg å strikke et skjerf til ham.
He felt cold, so I hurried to knit him a scarf.

Å håpe = To hope (Uke 43)

The Verb of the Week is å håpe, "to hope".

jeg håper = I hope (present tense)
jeg har håpet = I have hoped (present perfect)
jeg håpet (occasionally jeg håpte) = I hoped (past)
jeg hadde håpet = I had hoped (past perfect)
jeg vil håpe = I will hope (future)
jeg vil ha håpet = I will have hoped (future perfect)
jeg ville håpe = I would hope (present conditional)
jeg ville ha håpet = I will have hoped (perfect conditional)

Here are some sentences using å håpe:

Kåre håper at Marit ikke vil være på festen i kveld. Det ville være vanskelig.
Kåre is hoping that Marit will not be at the party tonight. That would be awkward.

Jeg hadde håpet å ha disse vottene ferdig før den første snøen. Tja.
I had hoped to get these mittens finished before the first snow. Oh, well.

Er det en edderkopp? Jeg håper ikke det.
Is that a spider? I hope not.

Kjersti! Jeg håpet at jeg ville finne du her!
Kjersti! I hoped I would find you here!

Å skje = To happen (Uke 41)

Roald Amundsen and his crew aboard the Gjøa, upon arrival at Nome in 1906. Back, from left, Godfred Hansen, Anton Lund, ?, ?; front, Amundsen, Peder Ristvedt, Adolf Henrik Lindstrøm, Helmer Hansen.

The week's verb is "å skje", to happen. This intransitive verb is almost always accompanied by a pronoun subject such as "det", "noe", or "hva".

å skje = to happen (infinitive form)
det skjer = it happens (present tense)
det skjedde = it happened (past tense)
det har skjedd = it has happened (past participle)

Du blandet bleikemiddel med ammoniakk! Hva trodde du ville skje?
You mixed bleach with ammonia! What did you think would happen?

Amundsens sjøreise gjennom Nordvestpassasjen skjedde i 1906.
Amundsen’s voyage through the Northwest Passage occurred in 1906.

Jeg så Terje gå hjem fra skole idag. Hva har skjedd med sykkelen hans?
I saw Terje walking home from school today. What has happened to his bicycle?

Å trenge = To need (Uke 40)

The Verb of the Week is å trenge, "to need" or "to require". It can also mean "to push" or "to force", especially when used with an accompanying preposition such as "inn", "ut", "opp", or "ned".

jeg trenger (present tense)
jeg har trengt (present perfect)
jeg trengte (past)
jeg hadde trengt (past perfect)
jeg vil trenge (future)
jeg vil ha trengt (future perfect)

jeg ville trenge (present conditional)

den trenger = it needs (present)
den trengte = it needed (past)
den har trengt = it has needed (past participle)

Mormor trenger smør, egg, hvetemel, og hakkede mandler for toscakaken hennes. Skynd deg!
Grandma needs butter, eggs, flour, and chopped almonds for her Tosca cake. Hurry!

Lars, jeg trenger et frimerke.... Hva mener du, "hva er et frimerke"?
Lars, I need a postage stamp. What do you mean, what is a postage stamp?

Det var en stor folkemengde i teatret, men han trengte seg fram.
There was a great crowd in the theatre, but he pushed forward.

Hvor var du da jeg trengte deg?
Where were you when I needed you?