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.