sanera
See also: sanerà
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
sanera (present sanerar, preterite sanerade, supine sanerat, imperative sanera)
- to clean up, to decontaminate, to sanitize
- Marken kring den gamla fabriken är giftig och måste saneras
- The land around the old factory is toxic and needs to be decontaminated
- to redevelop (a neighborhood)
Usage notes edit
Implies a bad contamination, like toxins or radioactive material. English sanitize may partly be considered a false friend.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of sanera (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | sanera | saneras | ||
| Supine | sanerat | sanerats | ||
| Imperative | sanera | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | saneren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | sanerar | sanerade | saneras | sanerades |
| Ind. plural1 | sanera | sanerade | saneras | sanerades |
| Subjunctive2 | sanere | sanerade | saneres | sanerades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | sanerande | |||
| Past participle | sanerad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms edit
References edit
- sanera in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- sanera in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- sanera in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)