oroa

Swedish

Etymology

oro +‎ -a

Pronunciation

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Verb

oroa (present oroar, preterite oroade, supine oroat, imperative oroa)

  1. to worry (someone)
  2. (reflexive) to worry

Usage notes

"Oroa inte!" means "Don't worry (some unspecified party)!" (and so would be a rare thing to say). "Don't worry!" in the usual sense is expressed as "Oroa dig inte!" Compare "Worry yourself not!"

Conjugation

Conjugation of oroa (weak)
active passive
infinitive oroa oroas
supine oroat oroats
imperative oroa
imper. plural1 oroen
present past present past
indicative oroar oroade oroas oroades
ind. plural1 oroa oroade oroas oroades
subjunctive2 oroe oroade oroes oroades
present participle oroande
past participle oroad

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

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