åldras
Swedish edit
Verb edit
åldras (present åldras, preterite åldrades, supine åldrats, imperative åldras)
- (deponent, intransitive) to age (become older or like someone or something older)
- Hon har åldrats mycket av sjukdomen
- she has aged a lot from the illness
- Sjukdomen får mig att åldras
- the illness makes me age
Usage notes edit
- SAOL only lists åldras. The form åldra is used colloquially for making something appear old, e.g. a photo, a garment, or furniture.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of åldras (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | — | åldras | ||
| Supine | — | åldrats | ||
| Imperative | — | åldras | ||
| Imper. plural1 | — | åldrens | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | — | — | åldras | åldrades |
| Ind. plural1 | — | — | åldras | åldrades |
| Subjunctive2 | — | — | åldres | åldrades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | åldrandes | |||
| Past participle | åldrad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||