legitimera
See also: légitimera
Swedish
Etymology
Verb
legitimera (present legitimerar, preterite legitimerade, supine legitimerat, imperative legitimera)
- to legitimize
- (reflexive) to identify oneself (usually by showing an ID)
- De legitimerade sig som poliser
- They identified themselves as police officers
- För att komma in på basen måste man legitimera sig
- In order to enter the base, you have to identify yourself
- (usually in the past participle "legitimerad") to license (authorize to perform a certain job or the like)
- en legitimerad läkare
- a licensed doctor
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | legitimera | legitimeras | ||
| supine | legitimerat | legitimerats | ||
| imperative | legitimera | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | legitimeren | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | legitimerar | legitimerade | legitimeras | legitimerades |
| ind. plural1 | legitimera | legitimerade | legitimeras | legitimerades |
| subjunctive2 | legitimere | legitimerade | legitimeres | legitimerades |
| present participle | legitimerande | |||
| past participle | legitimerad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.