stånda

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish standa, from Old Norse standa. Cognate with Danish stande, Icelandic standa.

Verb

stånda (present ståndar, preterite ståndade, supine ståndat, imperative stånda)

  1. (dated) to be held, to take place, to happen
    När ska bröllopet stånda?
    When will the wedding be held?
  2. (archaic) to stand
    Vi skola stånda till doms i en annan värld.
    We shall stand trial in another world.

Conjugation

Conjugation of stånda (weak)
active passive
infinitive stånda
supine ståndat
imperative stånda
imper. plural1 stånden
present past present past
indicative ståndar ståndade
ind. plural1 stånda ståndade
subjunctive2 stånde ståndade
present participle ståndande
past participle

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

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