Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Å ønske = To wish, desire (Uke 37)


The Verb of the Week for Week 37 is å ønske, "to wish, desire". Å ønske seg/meg/deg is "to wish for, to wish to have".

du ønsker = you (sing.) wish (present tense)
du har ønsket = you have wished (present perfect tense)
du ønsket (or ønskte) = you wished (past tense)
du hadde ønsket = you had wished (past perfect)
du vil ønske = you will wish (future)
du vil ha ønsket = you will have wished (future perfect)
du ville ønske = you would wish (present conditional)
du ville ha ønsket = you would have wished (perfect conditional)

Here are some sentences using this verb:

Men du kan ikke ønske deg for tre ønsker til.
But you can't wish for three more wishes.

Jeg ønsker at jeg kunne huske hvor jeg lot nøklene.
I wish I could remember where I left my keys.

Det vil gjøre ikke noe godt å ønske, Trond. Du må fortsatt gjøre algebraen din.
Wishing won't help, Trond. You still have to do your algebra.

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