tillvarata
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]till + vara (“care”) + ta. Attested since 1792. Compare Danish varetage.
Verb
[edit]tillvarata (present tillvaratar, preterite tillvaratog, supine tillvaratagit, imperative tillvarata)
- look after, care for (keep something that otherwise would go to waste)
- Synonym: ta tillvara
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of tillvarata (class 6 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | tillvarata | tillvaratas | ||
| Supine | tillvaratagit | tillvaratagits | ||
| Imperative | tillvarata | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | tillvaratan | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | tillvaratar | tillvaratog | tillvaratas | tillvaratogs |
| Ind. plural1 | tillvarata | tillvaratogo | tillvaratas | tillvaratogos |
| Subjunctive2 | tillvarata | tillvaratoge | tillvaratas | tillvaratoges |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | tillvaratagande | |||
| Past participle | tillvaratagen | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||