värva
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Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Swedish værva, from Middle Low German werven and Middle High German werben, from Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną. Doublet of värva, which is a homonym.
Verb[edit]
värva (present värvar, preterite värvade, supine värvat, imperative värva)
- (transitive and intransitive) to recruit, to get to join
- especially in sports
- Vi har värvat tre spelare till denna säsong.
- We've recruited three players for this season.
- especially in sports
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of värva (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | värva | värvas | ||
| Supine | värvat | värvats | ||
| Imperative | värva | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | värven | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | värvar | värvade | värvas | värvades |
| Ind. plural1 | värva | värvade | värvas | värvades |
| Subjunctive2 | värve | värvade | värves | värvades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | värvande | |||
| Past participle | värvad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- värva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- värva in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Swedish hværva, from Old Norse hverfa, from Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną. Doublet of värva, which is a homonym.
Alternative forms[edit]
- hvärfva (obsolete since 1906)
Verb[edit]
värva (present värver, preterite värvde, supine värvt, imperative värv)
- (archaic, intransitive) to turn, to twist
- (archaic, intransitive) to disappear, to vanish
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of värva (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | värva | värvas | ||
| Supine | värvt | värvts | ||
| Imperative | värv | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | värven | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | värver | värvde | värvs, värves | värvdes |
| Ind. plural1 | värva | värvde | värvas | värvdes |
| Subjunctive2 | värve | värvde | värves | värvdes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | värvande | |||
| Past participle | värvd | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
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