erinra
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From German erinnern. Cognate of Danish erindre, Dutch herinneren.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]erinra (present erinrar, preterite erinrade, supine erinrat, imperative erinra)
- (with om (“about”)) to remind, to point out, to reiterate (again draw someone's attention to)
- Jag vill erinra (er) om att ni vittnar under ed
- I would like to remind you that you are testifying under oath
- (with om (“about”)) to remind one (of), to be reminiscent (of), to recall
- en kroppsform som erinrar om en bäver
- a body shape reminiscent of (that reminds you of) a beaver
- (formal) to make a (formal) objection, to object
- Vi har inget att erinra
- We have no objections ("nothing to object")
- (reflexive) to recall, to recollect, to remember
- Jag kan inte erinra mig ett enda liknande fall tidigare
- I cannot recall a single case like this in the past
- Jag erinrar mig att det var en regnig dag
- I remember it was a rainy day
Usage notes
[edit]Call to mind / "call to someone's mind" can be thought of as the common theme except for (sense 3).
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of erinra (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | erinra | erinras | ||
| Supine | erinrat | erinrats | ||
| Imperative | erinra | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | erinren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | erinrar | erinrade | erinras | erinrades |
| Ind. plural1 | erinra | erinrade | erinras | erinrades |
| Subjunctive2 | erinre | erinrade | erinres | erinrades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | erinrande | |||
| Past participle | erinrad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||