Å bo = To live, reside (Uke 30)

Kroken Leilighet, Bergen.

The Verb of the Week for Week 30 is å bo, "to live, reside". Å bu is still seen, but the newer spelling is more common nowadays.

Use å leve for "to live, be alive" -- "Man kan ikke leve av brød alene".

hun bor = she lives (present tense)
hun har bodd = she has lived (present perfect tense)
hun bodde = she lived (past tense)
hun hadde bodd = she had lived (past perfect tense)
hun vil bo/bu = she will live (future)
hun vil ha bodd = she will have lived (future perfect)
hun ville bo/bu = she would live (present conditional)
hun ville ha bodd = she would have lived (perfect conditional)

Hvor lenge har du bodd i denne leiligheten?
How long have you lived in this flat?

Øyvind bor i Trondheim nå, men han er egentlig fra Kolvereid.
Øyvind lives in Trondheim now, but actually he's from Kolvereid.

Mor sier jeg ville bo på biblioteket hvis jeg kunne.
Mum says I'd live at the public library if I could.