kretsa
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From krets + -a. Cognate of Danish kredse, German kreisen.
Verb
[edit]kretsa (present kretsar, preterite kretsade, supine kretsat, imperative kretsa)
- to revolve (to orbit a central point)
- Jorden kretsar kring solen
- Earth revolves around the sun
- to circle (to travel in circles)
- Synonym: cirkla
- Gamarna kretsade över dom
- The vultures circled above them
- (figuratively) to revolve around, to be centered on
- Samtalet kretsade kring kebabsås
- The discussion revolved around kebab sauce
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kretsa | kretsas | ||
| supine | kretsat | kretsats | ||
| imperative | kretsa | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | kretsen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | kretsar | kretsade | kretsas | kretsades |
| ind. plural1 | kretsa | kretsade | kretsas | kretsades |
| subjunctive2 | kretse | kretsade | kretses | kretsades |
| present participle | kretsande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- omlopp (“circulation”)
- omloppsbana (“orbit”)