arbeta
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish arbeida, arbeta, from Middle Low German arbeiden (“to work”), from Old Saxon arvēdian (“to offer”), from Proto-Germanic *arbaidijaną, from *arbaidiz (“labour, work, toil, hardship, suffering”), equivalent of arbete + -a. Compare Norwegian arbeide, Norwegian Nynorsk arbeide, arbeida, Danish arbejde, Old High German arabeitjan, arabeiton, German arbeiten and Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (arbaidjan).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
arbeta (present arbetar, preterite arbetade, supine arbetat, imperative arbeta)
- to work, to be employed to do
- to work; to do a specific task
- to work; to shape or form some material
- Arbeta degen slät.
- Work the dough smooth.
- to work; to influence
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of arbeta (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | arbeta | arbetas | ||
Supine | arbetat | arbetats | ||
Imperative | arbeta | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | arbeten | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | arbetar | arbetade | arbetas | arbetades |
Ind. plural1 | arbeta | arbetade | arbetas | arbetades |
Subjunctive2 | arbete | arbetade | arbetes | arbetades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | arbetande | |||
Past participle | arbetad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- arbeta in Svensk ordbok.