hyra
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Low German huren.
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
hyra (present tense hyrar or hyrer, past tense hyra or hyrte, past participle hyra or hyrt, present participle hyrande, imperative hyr)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
hyra f
References edit
- “hyra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German hüre, from Old Saxon huria.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
hyra c
- a rent; what is paid in order to rent something
- Hur mycket betar du i hyra?
- How much do you pay in rent?
- Är det här en hyrescykel?
- Is this bike for rent?
- 1972, Blå Tåget, Den ena handen vet vad den andra gör (song lyrics)
- Kapitalet höjer hyrorna och staten bostadsbidragen
- Capitalists increase the rents and the state the housing grants
- employment (as a sailor)
Usage notes edit
As the first part of compounds, hyres- is often used. This use is equivalent to the English adverb for sale.
Declension edit
| Declension of hyra | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | hyra | hyran | hyror | hyrorna |
| Genitive | hyras | hyrans | hyrors | hyrornas |
Verb edit
hyra (present hyr, preterite hyrde, supine hyrt, imperative hyr)
- rent (to occupy premises in exchange for rent)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of hyra (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | hyra | hyras | ||
| Supine | hyrt | hyrts | ||
| Imperative | hyr | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | hyren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | hyr | hyrde | hyrs, hyres | hyrdes |
| Ind. plural1 | hyra | hyrde | hyras | hyrdes |
| Subjunctive2 | hyre | hyrde | hyres | hyrdes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | hyrande | |||
| Past participle | hyrd | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||