svära
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish sværia, from Old Norse sverja, from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *swer-.
Pronunciation edit
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Verb edit
svära (present svär, preterite svor, supine svurit, imperative svär)
- to swear, to curse; to use offensive language
- to take an oath
- to promise that something is true, as by taking an oath on it
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of svära (class 4 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | svära | sväras | ||
| Supine | svurit | svurits | ||
| Imperative | svär | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | svären | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | svär | svor | svärs, sväres | svors |
| Ind. plural1 | svära | svuro | sväras | svuros |
| Subjunctive2 | sväre | svure | sväres | svures |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | svärande | |||
| Past participle | svuren | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Conjugation of svärja (class 4 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | svärja | svärjas | ||
| Supine | svurit | svurits | ||
| Imperative | svärj | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | svärjen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | svärjer | svor | svärjs, svärjes | svors |
| Ind. plural1 | svärja | svuro | svärjas | svuros |
| Subjunctive2 | svärje | svure | svärjes | svures |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | svärjande | |||
| Past participle | svuren | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- svära in Svensk ordbok.