Å løpe = To run (Uke 22)

This week's verb is å løpe, meaning "to run".

Let's conjugate this verb, with its irregular past tense:

jeg løper = I run
du løp = you (sing.) ran
han hadde løpt/løpet= he had run
vi vil løpe = we will run
dere vil ha løpt/løpet = they will have run
de ville løpe = you (pl.) will run
Løp! = Run!

Some idioms using å løpe:

å løpe fra = to run away from
å løpe sin vei = to run away
å la løpe = to let go, to not pursue

And here are some sentences using å løpe --

Han løper hver morgen.
He runs every morning.

Jeg løp byen rundt og lette etter svart ull. Uten hell!
I ran all over town, looking for black wool. No luck!

Jeg hadde håpet å skrive mer, men tiden løp fra meg.
I had hoped to write more, but I ran out of time.

"Flesknes: Beklager, teknisk feil!"

Fleksnes' television set breaks down, with disastrous results, in this 1974 episode from the long-running comedy series.

Olsenbanden: Operasjon Egon

Here is a classic Norwegian comedy from 1969 about a band of inept crooks, the first in a long-running series about the Olsen gang.

(Unfortunately this isn't the entire movie, missing the last twenty minutes or so, if the running time in the entry at IMDB is correct. But it isn't terribly difficult to guess what happens in the end.)

Å sitte = To sit (18)

"Å sitte", the Verb of the Week for week 18, means to sit.

Here are some conjugations of this regular verb:

jeg sitter = I sit
du satt = you (sing.) sat
hun hadde sittet = she has sat
vi vil sitte = we will sit
de ville sitte = they would like to sit
set deg! = sit (yourself)!

And a few sentences using it:

Kjell er ikke ferdig med avisen, og sitter på den mens vi snakker sammen.
Kjell is not finished with the newspaper, and sits on it while we talk.

Nei, vi kommer vel til å sitte her til biblioteket åpner, ser det ut for.
Well, we shall sit here until the library opens, I suppose.

Jeg satt sammen med Pål på benken i parken i timevis, og alt som vi snakket om var været. Været! kan du tenke deg.
I sat with Pål on the park bench for hours, and all we talked about was the weather. The weather! I ask you.

Å komme = To come (Uke 12)

Ukens verb er å komme -- the week's verb is "to come".

jeg kommer = I come
jeg har kommet = I have come
jeg kom = I came
jeg hadde kommet = I had come
jeg skall komme = I will come
jeg skal ha kommet = I will have come

Han kom til Oslo en gang, men det var for to år siden.
He came to Oslo once, but that was two years ago.

Kommer du? La oss gå, da.
Are you coming? Let’s go, then.

Sang: “Du skal ha din finnan haddie, når båten kommer inn.”
Song: “You shall have your finnan haddie, when the boat comes in.”

Å høre = To hear (Uke 11)

En foss i Tromsø.

Å høre means to hear, to listen.

Here are some conjugations of this regular verb:

jeg hører = I hear/listen

jeg har hørt = I have heard/listened

jeg hørte = I heard/listened

jeg hadde hørt = I had heard/listened

jeg vil høre = I will hear heard/listened

jeg vil ha hørt = I will have heard/listened

La oss skrive noe om "å høre". Let's write something using høre:

Kan du høre meg nå?
Can you hear me now?

Tromsø? Jeg hører det er meget kaldt der oppe.
Tromsø? I hear it’s very cold up there.

Unnskyld, jeg hørte ikke etter.
Sorry, I wasn’t listening.

Hør her, Øyvind, jeg har ikke tid nå.
Listen, Øyvind, I haven’t got time now.

Å gå = To go (Uke 13)

Et postkontor i Bergen. Foto: Wikipedia.no

The Verb of the Week is å gå, meaning "to go", "to walk". Let's conjugate this irregular verb, before we try out a few sentences --

jeg går = I go
du har gått = you (sing.) have gone
han gikk = he went
hun hadde gått = she had gone
vi vil gå = we will go
dere vil ha gått = they will have gone
de ville gå = you (pl.) would go

Jeg skrivet et langt brev, og nå gå jeg til posthuset for noen frimerker.
I wrote a long letter, and now I’m going to the post office for some stamps.

Vi går ikke på kino i kveld; det er ingenting som vi vil se.
We are not going to the movies tonight; there is nothing we want to see.

Jeg skal gå til Frognerparken, men jeg trenger ti kroner til.
I want to go to Frognerparken, but I need another ten kroner.