fjädra
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Verb
[edit]fjädra (present fjädrar, preterite fjädrade, supine fjädrat, imperative fjädra)
- to softly flex (elastically) under pressure (of or similar to a (set of) spring(s))
- en fjädrande yta
- a resilient/springy surface
- en fjädrande madrass
- a sprung mattress
- Bilsätet fjädrar för mycket
- The car seat is too soft / flexes too much
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of fjädra (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | fjädra | fjädras | ||
Supine | fjädrat | fjädrats | ||
Imperative | fjädra | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | fjädren | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | fjädrar | fjädrade | fjädras | fjädrades |
Ind. plural1 | fjädra | fjädrade | fjädras | fjädrades |
Subjunctive2 | fjädre | fjädrade | fjädres | fjädrades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | fjädrande | |||
Past participle | fjädrad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Verb
[edit]fjädra (present fjädrar, preterite fjädrade, supine fjädrat, imperative fjädra)
- (reflexive) to feather (grow feathers, of a bird or the like)
- (reflexive, figuratively) to show off
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of fjädra (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | fjädra | — | ||
Supine | fjädrat | — | ||
Imperative | fjädra | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | fjädren | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | fjädrar | fjädrade | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | fjädra | fjädrade | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | fjädre | fjädrade | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | fjädrande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |