drista
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish drista, from Old Swedish drister. Compare Danish driste
Verb
drista (present dristar, preterite dristade, supine dristat, imperative drista)
- dare
- han dristar sig att fråga
- he dares to ask
Usage notes
Typically used reflexively, together with sig.
Conjugation
Conjugation of drista (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | drista | — | ||
| Supine | dristat | — | ||
| Imperative | drista | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | dristar | dristade | — | — |
| Indicative plural1 | drista | dristade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | driste | dristade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | dristande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
- dumdristig
- dristig
References
- drista in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- drista in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- drista in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)