agera
See also: agerà
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin agō (“to act”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti. Cognate with Danish agere, also a Latin borrowing. Compare also Swedish åka, which derives from Old Norse aka, from the same ultimate Proto-Indo-European verb.
Pronunciation
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Verb
agera (present agerar, preterite agerade, supine agerat, imperative agera)
- to act (all senses)
- to take action
Conjugation
Conjugation of agera (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | agera | ageras | ||
| Supine | agerat | agerats | ||
| Imperative | agera | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | ageren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | agerar | agerade | ageras | agerades |
| Ind. plural1 | agera | agerade | ageras | agerades |
| Subjunctive2 | agere | agerade | ageres | agerades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | agerande | |||
| Past participle | agerad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Further reading
- agera in Svensk ordbok.
- agera in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)