kära
See also: Appendix:Variations of "kara"
Estonian
Noun
kära (genitive kära, partitive kära)
Declension
| Declension of kära (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kära | kärad | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | kära | ||
| genitive | kärade | ||
| partitive | kära | kärasid | |
| illative | kärra kärasse |
käradesse | |
| inessive | käras | kärades | |
| elative | kärast | käradest | |
| allative | kärale | käradele | |
| adessive | käral | käradel | |
| ablative | käralt | käradelt | |
| translative | käraks | käradeks | |
| terminative | kärani | käradeni | |
| essive | kärana | käradena | |
| abessive | kärata | käradeta | |
| comitative | käraga | käradega | |
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɕɛːˌra/
- Homophone: tjära
Adjective
kära
- inflection of kär:
- definite singular
- plural
Verb
kära (present kärar, preterite kärade, supine kärat, imperative kära)
- to sue, to indict, to petition
- (colloquial) to fall in love (in the expression: kära ner sig)
- Synonym: förälska sig
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kära | — | ||
| supine | kärat | — | ||
| imperative | kära | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | kären | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | kärar | kärade | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | kära | kärade | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | käre | kärade | — | — |
| present participle | kärande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
- käran
- käromål
References
- kära in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- Kära in Wessely's Swedish-English Dictionary (c. 1880s)