värva
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Swedish værva, from Middle Low German werven and Middle High German werben, from Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną. Doublet of värva, which is a homonym.
Verb
[edit]värva (present värvar, preterite värvade, supine värvat, imperative värva)
- (transitive and intransitive) to recruit, to get to join
- especially in sports
- Vi har värvat tre spelare till denna säsong.
- We've recruited three players for this season.
- especially in sports
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of värva (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | värva | värvas | ||
Supine | värvat | värvats | ||
Imperative | värva | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | värven | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | värvar | värvade | värvas | värvades |
Ind. plural1 | värva | värvade | värvas | värvades |
Subjunctive2 | värve | värvade | värves | värvades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | värvande | |||
Past participle | värvad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- värva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- värva in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Etymology 2
[edit]From Old Swedish hværva, from Old Norse hverfa, from Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną. Doublet of värva, which is a homonym.
Alternative forms
[edit]- hvärfva (obsolete since 1906)
Verb
[edit]värva (present värver, preterite värvde, supine värvt, imperative värv)
- (archaic, intransitive) to turn, to twist
- (archaic, intransitive) to disappear, to vanish
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of värva (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | värva | värvas | ||
Supine | värvt | värvts | ||
Imperative | värv | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | värven | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | värver | värvde | värvs, värves | värvdes |
Ind. plural1 | värva | värvde | värvas | värvdes |
Subjunctive2 | värve | värvde | värves | värvdes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | värvande | |||
Past participle | värvd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
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