bordlägga
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
bord (“table, strake”) + lägga (“lay”)
Verb[edit]
bordlägga (present bordlägger, preterite bordlade, supine bordlagt, imperative bordlägg)
- (transitive) To postpone dealing with, shelve, table (to delay making the decision on (something)):
- Vi beslutar att bordlägga ärendet tills vidare.
- We decide to shelve the matter until later.
- (nautical) to provide a vessel with a skin (planking or plating forming the sides and bottom)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of bordlägga (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | bordlägga | bordläggas | ||
| Supine | bordlagt | bordlagts | ||
| Imperative | bordlägg | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | bordläggen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | bordlägger | bordlade | bordläggs, bordlägges | bordlades |
| Ind. plural1 | bordlägga | bordlade | bordläggas | bordlades |
| Subjunctive2 | bordlägge | bordlade | bordlägges | bordlades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | bordläggande | |||
| Past participle | bordlagd | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- skjuta upp
- spant (“frame, rib”)