Å ha = To have (Uke 2)

Baksiden av en Delaware statlige-quarter.

Å ha, "to have, to possess", the Verb of the Week for Week 2, is one of the most common verbs in Norwegian.

Ha det! is an often-heard farewell in Norway -- it is short for ha det bra, "be well, take care of yourself" [lit. "have it well"].

han har = he has (present tense)
han har hatt = he has had (present perfect tense)
han hadde = he had (past tense)
han hadde hatt = he has had (past perfect tense)
han vil ha = he will have (future)
han vil ha hat = he will have had (future perfect)
han ville ha = he would have (present conditional)
han ville ha hatt = he would have had (perfect conditional)

Hva er klokken? Jeg har ikke armbåndsur min.
What time is it? I don't have my watch.

Hvis jeg hadde en iPod, kunne jeg lytte til denne norske podcaster oftere....
If I had an iPod, I could listen to those Norwegian podcasts more often....

Hun ville ha kommet, men hun har mye lekser.
She would have come, but she has a lot of homework.

Når Torvald finner Delaware og Idaho, vil han ha hele samlingen av statlige-quarters.
When Torvald finds Delaware and Idaho, he will have the whole set of state quarters.

Å bruke = To use (Uke 36)

Kild: Wikipedia.

Å bruke is the Verb of the Week for week 36.  It means "to use", and sometimes "to consume".

Here are the conjugations of this verb:

hun bruker = she uses (present tense)
hun har brukt = she has used (present perfect tense)
hun brukte = she used (past tense)
hun hadde brukt = she had used (past perfect)
hun vil bruke = she will use (future)
hun vil ha brukt = she will have used (future perfect)
hun ville bruke = she would use (present conditional)
hun ville ha brukt = she would have used (perfect conditional)

Here are some sentences using this verb:

Ikke kast det bort! Jeg kan bruke det. 
Don’t throw that away! I can use it.

Jeg liker tittelsiden, Marit. Hvilken font brukte du?
I like the title page, Marit. Which font did you use?

Torvald har brukt opp to viskelær mens han gjorde sine algebra-lekser. 
Torvald has used up two erasers doing his algebra homework.

Å løpe = To run (Uke 22)

Yasmin Murphy som Maggie i filmen "Fragile : A Ghost Story (2006).

 The Verb of the Week for week 22 is å løpe, "to run".

Here are the conjugations of this irregular verb:

jeg løper = I run (present tense)
du har løpt, løpet = you (sing.) have run (present perfect tense)
han løp = he ran (past tense)
hun hadde løpt, løpet = she had run (past perfect)
vi vil løpe = we will run (future)
dere vil ha løpt, løpet = they will have run (future perfect)
jeg ville løpe = I would run (conditional present)
de ville ha løpt, løpet = you (pl.) would have run (conditional perfect)

And here are some sentences using it:

Han måtte løpe for å rekke toget.
He had to run to catch the train.

Vi kommer til å løpe på torsdag denne uken på grunn av ferie.
We will run on Thursday this week because of the holiday.

Jeg sier deg, det løp kaldt nedover ryggen.
I tell you, chills ran up and down my spine.

Å pusse = To polish (Uke 21)

A vintage silver Tiffany tea set.

The Verb of the Week for week 21 is å pusse, "to polish, to clean, brush (off)". 

jeg pusser = I polish (present tense)
jeg har pusset = I have polished (present perfect tense)
jeg pusset = I polished (past tense)
jeg hadde pusset = I had polished (past perfect)
jeg vil pusse = I will polish (future)
jeg vil ha pusset = I will have polished (future perfect)
jeg ville pusse = I would polish (present conditional)
jeg ville ha pusset = I would have polished (perfect conditional)

Here are some ways to use å pusse:

å pusse tennene = to brush one's teeth
å pusse nesen = to blow one's nose
å pusse seg = to spruce oneself up

And some other "cleaning" verbs:

å polere = to buff, polish
å rengjøre = to (house-)clean
å rense = to cleanse, rinse, purify
å rydde = to tidy up (a room, etc.)

Here are some sentences using å pusse:

Torvald tapte veddemålet. Han er ute og pusser bilen min.
Torvald lost the bet. He’s outside polishing my car.

Vet du, hvis du pusser dette gamle armbåndet, kan du bruke det oftere.
You know, if you clean that old bracelet, you could wear it more often.

Askepott! Puss min sko!
Cinderella! Polish my shoes!

Puh! Jeg pusset Mormors sølv te-sett, og mine hender verker.
Whew! I polished Grandma's silver tea set, and my hands are aching.

Å se = To see (Uke 10)

Stjernebildet Kassiopeia, fotografert i oktober 2004, nær Connecticut. Kild: Wikipedia.

The Verb of the Week for Week 10 is å se, "to see, to look".

Here are the conjugations of this verb:

vi ser = we see (present tense)
vi har sett = we have seen (present perfect tense)
vi så = we saw (past tense)
vi hadde sett = we had seen (past perfect tense)
vi vil se = we will see (future)
vi vil ha sett = we will have seen (future perfect)
vi ville se = we would see (present conditional)
vi ville ha sett = we would have seen (perfect conditional)

And here are some sentences using it:

Se på den kaninen i hagen!
Look at that rabbit in the garden!

Jeg så Terje forleden dag. Han var meget bedrøvelig.
I saw Terje the other day. He was very unhappy.

Jon! Jeg har ikke sett deg på tre år!
Jon! I haven’t seen you for three years!

Har du sett den nye leiligheten deres?
Have you seen their new flat?

The stars are bright tonight. Look, there’s Cassiopeia!
Stjernene er klart i kveld. Se, der er Kassiopeia!

Å lese = To read (Uke 9)

The Verb of the Week for Week 9 is å lese, "to read" -- a very useful verb, indeed.

jeg leser = I read (present tense)
jeg har lest = I have read (present perfect tense)
jeg leste = I read (past tense)
jeg hadde lest = I had read (past perfect tense)
jeg skal lese = I shall read (future)
jeg skal ha lest = I shall have read (future perfect)
jeg skulle lese = I should read (present conditional)
jeg skulle ha lest = I should have read (perfect conditional)

Here are some sentences using this verb:

Har du sett "Appelsinpiken"? Nei, men jeg har lest boken.
Have you seen "The Orange Girl"? No, but I've read the book.

Hvilken bør jeg lese neste, Den som elsker noe annet eller En liten gyllen ring?
Which should I read next, The Water's Edge or The Last Fix?

Jeg leste hele boken i går kveld, fra perm til perm.
I read the whole book last night, cover to cover.

Jeg trodde at noen var galt! Jeg har lest gårsdagens avis.
I thought something was wrong! I've been reading yesterday's newspaper.

Å være = To be (Uke 1)

Godt nytt år, og takk for det gamle!

The Verb of the Week for Week 1 is å være, "to be". Like its English counterpart, å være has some unexpected forms.

Unlike English, though, there is only one present-tense form. English has "I am", "you are", "he is", and so on, but in Norwegian all pronouns use the same form: thus, jeg er, hun er, de er, and so on.

jeg er = I am (present tense)
du har vært = you (sing.) have been (present perfect)
han var = he was (past)
hun hadde vært = she had been (past perfect)
vi vil være = we will be (future)
dere vil ha vært = they will have been (future perfect)
de vil være = you (pl.) would be (present conditional)
de vil ha vært = you (pl.) would have been (perfect conditional)

Here are some sentences using å være --

Jeg er glad for å være hjemme.
I am glad to be home.

Hvor er Jens? Han var her for et øyeblikk siden!
Where is Jens? He was here a moment ago!

Det er ikke min hårbørste.
That isn’t my hairbrush.

Vær forsiktig når du skal krysse gata!
Be careful when you cross the street!