sära

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sara"

Swedish

Etymology

From sär (“apart”) +‎ -a.

Verb

sära (present särar, preterite särade, supine särat, imperative sära)

  1. to separate (move so as to no longer be together)
    De tvingades sära på fångarna ― They were forced to separate the prisoners
    Han särade på benen ― He spread his legs apart
    Läpparna särades ― The lips parted

Usage notes

The preposition på is used before things being actively separated.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sära (weak)
active passive
infinitive sära säras
supine särat särats
imperative sära —
imper. plural1 sären —
present past present past
indicative särar särade säras särades
ind. plural1 sära särade säras särades
subjunctive2 säre särade säres särades
present participle särande
past participle särad

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

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