Friday, September 10, 2010

Å bruke = To use (Uke 36)

The Verb of the Week for Week 36 is å bruke, "to use".

Let's conjugate this regular verb, shall we?

jeg bruker = I use (present tense)
du har brukt = you (sing.) have used (present perfect tense)
han brukte = he used (past tense)
hun hadde brukt = she had used (past perfect tense)
vi vil bruke = we will use (future tense)
dere vil ha brukt = they will have used (future perfect tense)
de ville bruke = you (pl.) would use (present conditional tense)
de ville ha brukt = you (pl.) would have used (perfect conditional tense)

And here are a few sentences using it --

Glem ikke å bruke ditt blinklys!
Don’t forget to use your turning indicator!

De sier at katter har ni liv. Min har brukt opp minst fem.
They say that cats have nine lives. Mine has used up at least five.

Jeg snakker bare litt norsk. Vennligst si meg hvis jeg bruker feil ord!
I speak only a little Norwegian. Please tell me if I use the wrong word!

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