stifta
Norwegian Bokmål
editNoun
editstifta n
Alternative forms
editVerb
editstifta
- simple past and past participle of stifte
Alternative forms
editNorwegian Nynorsk
editNoun
editstifta n
Swedish
editVerb
editstifta (present stiftar, preterite stiftade, supine stiftat, imperative stifta)
- to (formally) create or establish
- att stifta lagar
- to make laws
- (idiomatic, in "stifta bekantskap med") to get acquainted with (someone, or figuratively something)
Conjugation
editConjugation of stifta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | stifta | stiftas | ||
| Supine | stiftat | stiftats | ||
| Imperative | stifta | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | stiften | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | stiftar | stiftade | stiftas | stiftades |
| Ind. plural1 | stifta | stiftade | stiftas | stiftades |
| Subjunctive2 | stifte | stiftade | stiftes | stiftades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | stiftande | |||
| Past participle | stiftad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editSee also
edit- lära känna (“get to know”)
References
edit- stifta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- stifta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- stifta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)