bordlägga
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]| 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 |
| 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”)