vädra

See also: vadra and vadră

Swedish

From the noun väder (= weather) in its meaning of wind.

vädra (present vädrar, preterite vädrade, supine vädrat, imperative vädra)

to ventilate, to air, to let the wind blow, to expose for fresh and open air
1. to open the window and let fresh air inside
2. to hang garments or rugs outdoors for some fresh air
3. to debate, to let one's opinions out
  hon vädrade sina åsikter
  she let her opinions out
  
  Michail Chodorkovskij dömdes till fängelse 2005 efter att han vädrat politiska ambitioner.
  Mikhail Khodorkovsky was sentenced to prison in 2005 after he had aired political ambitions.
to sniff, to scent, to smell for scents blowing in the wind, to breathe
vädra morgonluft
to breathe the fresh morning air (to see one's lucky star on the rise)
(dialectal) of the wind: to blow
Det vädrar ordentligt idag.
It's really windy today.

Conjugation of vädra (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	vädra		vädras
Supine	vädrat		vädrats
Imperative	vädra		—
Imper. plural¹	vädren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	vädrar	vädrade	vädras	vädrades
Ind. plural¹	vädra	vädrade	vädras	vädrades
Subjunctive²	vädre	vädrade	vädres	vädrades
	Participles
Present participle	vädrande
Past participle	vädrad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.