Å ønske = To wish, desire (Uke 37)

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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.

Å bruke = To use (Uke 36)

The Verb of the Week for Week 36 is å bruke, "to use"; it can also mean "to consume".

Here are the conjugations of this regular verb --

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

And here are some sentences using it --

Takk for vottene, bestemor! Jeg kan bruke dem når jeg går på ski i fjellet.
Thanks for the mittens, grandma! I can use them when I go skiing in the mountains.

Denne eplekaken er veldig bra. Brukte du mammas oppskrift?
This apple cake is very good. Did you use mom's recipe?

Han har brukt opp alle blekket i blekkpatronen, da han skrev ut romanen sin.
He has used all the ink in the cartridge, printing out his novel.

Gudskjelov brukte jeg blyant! Jeg gjorde en stor feil her.
Thank goodness I was using pencil! I made a big mistake here.