fortleva

Swedish

Etymology

fort- +‎ leva. First attested in 1810.

Verb

fortleva (present fortlever, preterite fortlevde, supine fortlevt, imperative fortlev)

  1. live on, persist

Usage notes

Usually about institutions or activities, rarely about living beings.

Conjugation

Conjugation of fortleva (weak)
active passive
infinitive fortleva —
supine fortlevt —
imperative fortlev —
imper. plural1 fortleven —
present past present past
indicative fortlever fortlevde — —
ind. plural1 fortleva fortlevde — —
subjunctive2 fortleve fortlevde — —
present participle fortlevande
past participle —

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

  • fortlevnad

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