koyra

Faroese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Verb

koyra (third person singular past indicative koyrdi, supine koyrt)

  1. to place, to put
    Hann varð koyrdur í skansan.
    He was placed under arrest.
  2. to drive
    Hann koyrir buss um vikuskiftið.
    He drives a bus on weekends.

Conjugation

Conjugation of (group v-1)
infinitive
supine koyrt
present past
first singular koyri koyrdi
second singular koyrir koyrdi
third singular koyrir koyrdi
plural koyra koyrdu
participle (a7)1 koyrandi koyrdur
imperative
singular koyr!
plural koyrið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

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