kretsa
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom krets + -a. Cognate of Danish kredse, German kreisen.
Verb
editkretsa (present kretsar, preterite kretsade, supine kretsat, imperative kretsa)
- to revolve (to orbit a central point)
- Jorden kretsar kring solen
- Earth revolves around the sun
- to circle (to travel in circles)
- Synonym: cirkla
- Gamarna kretsade över dom
- The vultures circled above them
- (figuratively) to revolve around, to be centered on
- Samtalet kretsade kring kebabsås
- The discussion revolved around kebab sauce
Conjugation
editConjugation of kretsa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | kretsa | kretsas | ||
| Supine | kretsat | kretsats | ||
| Imperative | kretsa | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | kretsen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | kretsar | kretsade | kretsas | kretsades |
| Ind. plural1 | kretsa | kretsade | kretsas | kretsades |
| Subjunctive2 | kretse | kretsade | kretses | kretsades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | kretsande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
editSee also
edit- omlopp (“circulation”)
- omloppsbana (“orbit”)