höras

See also: horas, høras, and hoera's

Swedish

Etymology

Passive of höra (hear), with a reciprocal meaning. Literally, "be heard."

Verb

höras (present hörs, höres, preterite hördes, supine hörts)

  1. (deponent, usually in the infinitive or present tense, sometimes with vid) to be in contact (often remotely, often on the phone)
    Vi kan väl höras (vid) (igen) lite närmare?
    We could call each other (for example) (again) when it gets a little closer, right? [closer to the date of something implied from context]
    Vi hörs senare/snart!
    Talk to you later/soon! ("We are in contact later/soon!" – often shortened to "Vi hörs!" (Talk to you later!))

Usage notes

Vid is stressed when included – "höras vid" is a particle verb.

Conjugation

Conjugation of höras (weak)
active passive
infinitive höras
supine hörats
imperative höras
imper. plural1 hörens
present past present past
indicative höras hörades
ind. plural1 höras hörades
subjunctive2 höres hörades
present participle
past participle

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

Verb

höras

  1. passive infinitive of höra

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