svaja
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch zwaaien or Middle Low German swaien.
Verb
svaja (present svajar, preterite svajade, supine svajat, imperative svaja)
- sway (swing back and forth)
Conjugation
Conjugation of svaja (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | svaja | svajas | ||
| Supine | svajat | svajats | ||
| Imperative | svaja | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | svajen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | svajar | svajade | svajas | svajades |
| Ind. plural1 | svaja | svajade | svajas | svajades |
| Subjunctive2 | svaje | svajade | svajes | svajades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | svajande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
- svaj
- svajig
- svajning
References
- svaja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- svaja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- svaja in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)