oversætte
Danish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Verb edit
oversætte (past tense oversatte, past participle oversat)
- to translate
Conjugation edit
Inflection of oversætte
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| simple | oversætter | oversatte |
| perfect | har oversat | havde oversat |
| passive | oversættes | oversattes |
| participle | oversættende | oversat |
| imperative | oversæt | — |
| infinitive | oversætte | — |
| auxiliary verb | have | — |
| gerund | oversætten | — |