pejla
Swedish
[edit]Verb
[edit]pejla (present pejlar, preterite pejlade, supine pejlat, imperative pejla)
- (especially nautical, often with av or in) to determine the direction towards (something, usually with a pelorus or radio direction finder), to take a bearing (on)
- (figuratively, often with in) to locate and/or focus on (and examine)
- (especially nautical, often with av) to sound (determine water depth)
- Synonym: loda
- (figuratively, sometimes with av) to sense (a mood or the like)
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | pejla | pejlas | ||
| supine | pejlat | pejlats | ||
| imperative | pejla | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | pejlen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | pejlar | pejlade | pejlas | pejlades |
| ind. plural1 | pejla | pejlade | pejlas | pejlades |
| subjunctive2 | pejle | pejlade | pejles | pejlades |
| present participle | pejlande | |||
| past participle | pejlad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- pejlskiva (“pelorus”)