svetsa

Swedish

Etymology

svets +‎ -a

Verb

svetsa (present svetsar, preterite svetsade, supine svetsat, imperative svetsa)

1. to weld (join by applying heat, pressure, and filler)
2. (by extension) to join (some other materials)
3. (figuratively) to weld (create strong unity)

Conjugation

Conjugation of svetsa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	svetsa		svetsas
Supine	svetsat		svetsats
Imperative	svetsa		—
Imper. plural1	svetsen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	svetsar	svetsade	svetsas	svetsades
Ind. plural1	svetsa	svetsade	svetsas	svetsades
Subjunctive2	svetse	svetsade	svetses	svetsades
	Participles
Present participle	svetsande
Past participle	svetsad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• svets (“weld”)
• svetsare (“welder”)
• svetsning (“welding”)

References

• svetsa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• svetsa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• svetsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)