livnära
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]livnära (present livnär, preterite livnärde, supine livnärt, imperative livnär)
- (reflexive) to acquire one's means of subsistence; to make a living, to sustain oneself
- Jag livnär mig som renskötare
- I make my living as a reindeer herder
- to feed, to nourish, to sustain (like above, but for someone else)
- livnära en familj
- feed a family
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of livnära (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | livnära | livnäras | ||
| Supine | livnärt | livnärts | ||
| Imperative | livnär | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | livnären | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | livnär | livnärde | livnärs, livnäres | livnärdes |
| Ind. plural1 | livnära | livnärde | livnäras | livnärdes |
| Subjunctive2 | livnäre | livnärde | livnäres | livnärdes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | livnärande | |||
| Past participle | livnärd | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||