orkestrera

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French orchestrer. Attested since 1885.

Verb

orkestrera (present orkestrerar, preterite orkestrerade, supine orkestrerat, imperative orkestrera)

1. to orchestrate (arrange for an orchestra)
2. to orchestrate (plan (and carry out) (something complex))

Conjugation

Conjugation of orkestrera (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	orkestrera		orkestreras
Supine	orkestrerat		orkestrerats
Imperative	orkestrera		—
Imper. plural1	orkestreren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	orkestrerar	orkestrerade	orkestreras	orkestrerades
Ind. plural1	orkestrera	orkestrerade	orkestreras	orkestrerades
Subjunctive2	orkestrere	orkestrerade	orkestreres	orkestrerades
	Participles
Present participle	orkestrerande
Past participle	orkestrerad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• orkestrering

Related terms

• orkester

References

• orkestrera in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• orkestrera in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• orkestrera in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)