hyra
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²hyːrɑ/
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German huren.
Alternative forms
- hyre
Verb
hyra (present tense hyrar or hyrer, past tense hyra or hyrte, past participle hyra or hyrt, present participle hyrande, imperative hyr)
- to hire, employ (especially on a ship)
Noun
hyra f
- singular definite of hyre
References
- “hyra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German hüre, from Old Saxon huria.
Pronunciation
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Noun
hyra c
- a rent; what is paid in order to rent something
- Är det här en hyrescykel?
- Is this bike for rent?
- 1972, Blå Tåget, Den ena handen vet vad den andra gör (song lyrics)
- Kapitalet höjer hyrorna och staten bostadsbidragen
- Capitalists increase the rents and the state the housing grants
- employment (as a sailor)
Usage notes
As the first part of compounds, hyres- is often used. This use is equivalent to the English adverb for sale.
Declension
| Declension of hyra | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | hyra | hyran | hyror | hyrorna |
| Genitive | hyras | hyrans | hyrors | hyrornas |
Verb
hyra (present hyr, preterite hyrde, supine hyrt, imperative hyr)
- rent (to occupy premises in exchange for rent)
Conjugation
Conjugation of hyra (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | hyra | hyras | ||
| Supine | hyrt | hyrts | ||
| Imperative | hyr | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | hyren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | hyr | hyrde | hyrs, hyres | hyrdes |
| Ind. plural1 | hyra | hyrde | hyras | hyrdes |
| Subjunctive2 | hyre | hyrde | hyres | hyrdes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | hyrande | |||
| Past participle | hyrd | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
- förhyra
- hyrbil
- hyreshus
- inhyra