styra
Norwegian Bokmål edit
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Noun edit
styra n
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
styra n
Etymology 2 edit
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Verb edit
styra (present tense styrer, past tense styrte, past participle styrt, passive infinitive styrast, present participle styrande, imperative styr)
- to govern, to rule
- Det er regjeringa som styrer landet.
- It is the government that governs the country.
- to guide, to pilot, to steer
- Kapteinen sjølv styrte skipet.
- The captain himself steered the ship.
- to control
- Me må styra denne utviklinga.
- We have to control this development.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “styra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse stýra, from Proto-Germanic *stiurijaną.
Verb edit
stȳra
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of stȳra (weak)
Descendants edit
- Swedish: styra
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
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styra
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish stȳra, from Old Norse stýra, from Proto-Germanic *stiurijaną.
Pronunciation edit
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Verb edit
styra (present styr, preterite styrde, supine styrt, imperative styr)
- govern, rule, control
- Denna regering har styrt landet under de senaste tre åren.
- This government has been ruling the country for the last three years.
- steer, navigate, direct
- Han styrde bilen in i garaget.
- He steered the car into the garage.
- Jag skulle vilja styra in diskussionen på din senaste bok.
- I would like to steer the discussion towards your latest book.
- (grammar) to govern; to require that a certain grammatical case, preposition etc. be used with a word
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of styra (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | styra | styras | ||
Supine | styrt | styrts | ||
Imperative | styr | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | styren | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | styr | styrde | styrs, styres | styrdes |
Ind. plural1 | styra | styrde | styras | styrdes |
Subjunctive2 | styre | styrde | styres | styrdes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | styrande | |||
Past participle | styrd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- styra in Svensk ordbok.