ödelägga
Swedish
editEtymology
editöde (“desolate”) + lägga (“lay”). Compare Norwegian ødelegge and English lay waste.
Verb
editödelägga (present ödelägger, preterite ödelade, supine ödelagt, imperative ödelägg)
- to lay waste to, to devastate, to completely destroy
- Vi kommer ödelägga deras städer
- We will lay waste to their cities
- (figuratively) to devastate, to ruin (something abstract)
- ödelägga någons liv
- ruin someone's life
Conjugation
editConjugation of ödelägga (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | ödelägga | ödeläggas | ||
| Supine | ödelagt | ödelagts | ||
| Imperative | ödelägg | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | ödeläggen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | ödelägger | ödelade | ödeläggs, ödelägges | ödelades |
| Ind. plural1 | ödelägga | ödelade | ödeläggas | ödelades |
| Subjunctive2 | ödelägge | ödelade | ödelägges | ödelades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | ödeläggande | |||
| Past participle | ödelagd | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||