bärga

See also: Barga

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bärga

en bärgningsbil som bärgar en bil [a tow truck recovering a car] (sense 1.1)

bärga (present bärgar, preterite bärgade, supine bärgat, imperative bärga)

to salvage (recover, most commonly (something on) a sunken vessel, or a vehicle that has broken down)
bärga ett sjunket skepp
salvage [raise] a sunken ship

bärga kanonerna på skeppet
salvage the cannons on the ship

bärga kropparna från vraket
salvage the bodies from the wreck

bärga bilen ur diket
tow [would normally be implied] the car out of the ditch

bilbärgning
breakdown recovery service / tow truck / etc. ["car salvage" – might also include transportation to a repair shop or the like]
2. to recover (when more idiomatic – see the picture for example)
(crops) to harvest, to garner
(sails) to furl
(reflexive) to contain oneself
De kunde knappt bärga sig
They could hardly contain themselves

Conjugation of bärga (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	bärga		bärgas
Supine	bärgat		bärgats
Imperative	bärga		—
Imper. plural¹	bärgen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	bärgar	bärgade	bärgas	bärgades
Ind. plural¹	bärga	bärgade	bärgas	bärgades
Subjunctive²	bärge	bärgade	bärges	bärgades
	Participles
Present participle	bärgande
Past participle	bärgad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.