söndra
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Swedish syndra, equivalent to sönder + -a. Cognate of Danish søndre, Old Norse sundra, Middle Low German sunderen, Old High German suntarōn (from whence Middle High German sundern and German sondern), English sunder.
Verb
[edit]söndra (present söndrar, preterite söndrade, supine söndrat, imperative söndra)
- to divide (cause division/disagreement within)
- De försöker söndra oss, för tillsammans är vi för starka
- They're trying to divide us, because together, we are too strong
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of söndra (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | söndra | söndras | ||
| Supine | söndrat | söndrats | ||
| Imperative | söndra | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | söndren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | söndrar | söndrade | söndras | söndrades |
| Ind. plural1 | söndra | söndrade | söndras | söndrades |
| Subjunctive2 | söndre | söndrade | söndres | söndrades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | söndrande | |||
| Past participle | söndrad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
[edit]- söndra och härska (“divide and conquer”)
References
[edit]- söndra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- söndra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- söndra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- sönder in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)