gifta bort

Swedish

Etymology

From gifta (“marry”) + bort (“away”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɪfta ˈbɔrt/

Verb

gifta bort (present gifter bort, preterite gifte bort, supine gift bort, imperative gift bort)

1. marry off (to give away as wife or husband)

Conjugation

Conjugation of gifta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	gifta bort		giftas bort
supine	gift bort		gifts bort
imperative	gift bort		—
imper. plural1	giften bort		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	gifter bort	gifte bort	gifts bort, giftes bort	giftes bort
ind. plural1	gifta bort	gifte bort	giftas bort	giftes bort
subjunctive2	gifte bort	gifte bort	giftes bort	giftes bort
present participle		bortgiftande
past participle		bortgift

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.