Danish

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Etymology

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From over (over) +‎ sætte (place, put, set). Calque of Middle Low German oversetten and German übersetzen, itself probably a calque of New Latin trādūcō (to lead across, translate). Compare Swedish översätta and Norwegian Bokmål oversette.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔvərsɛtə/, [ˈɒwɐˌsɛd̥ə]

Verb

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oversætte (past tense oversatte, past participle oversat)

  1. to translate

Conjugation

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Conjugation of oversætte
active passive
present oversætter oversættes
past oversatte oversattes
infinitive oversætte oversættes
imperative oversæt
participle
present oversættende
past oversat
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund oversætten

Derived terms

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