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.