stadga
Swedish
Noun
stadga c
- steadfastness, steadiness, stability, strength
- a bylaw (almost entirely in plural)
Declension
| Declension of stadga | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | stadga | stadgan | stadgar | stadgarna |
| Genitive | stadgas | stadgans | stadgars | stadgarnas |
Verb
stadga
- to make firm, to support
- to constitute, to regulate, to legislate, to write bylaws
- (reflexive) settle down
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 stadga (weak)
| Active | Passive | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | stadga | stadgas |
| Present tense | stadgar | stadgas |
| Past tense | stadgade | stadgades |
| Supine | stadgat | stadgats |
| Imperative | stadga | — |
| Present participle | stadgande | |
| Past participle | stadgad | |