erfara
Swedish
Etymology
From German erfahren, from Old High German arfaran, irfaran (“roam through, explore”), equivalent to er- + fara. Cognate with Danish erfare, Norwegian Bokmål erfare, Norwegian Nynorsk erfare, erfara and Dutch ervaren.
Pronunciation
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Verb
erfara
- to be informed; to get to know of
- to experience
Usage notes
- Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden.
Conjugation
Conjugation of erfara (class 6 strong)
| Active | Passive | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | erfara | erfaras |
| Present tense | erfar | erfars , erfares |
| Past tense | erfor | erfors |
| Supine | erfarit | erfarits |
| Imperative | erfar | — |
| Present participle | erfarande | |
| Past participle | erfaren | |
Related terms
- erfaren
References
- erfara in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.