svira

Swedish

Verb

svira (present svirar, preterite svirade, supine svirat, imperative svira)

  1. (colloquial) to party, to romp
    vara ute och svira
    be out partying
  2. (colloquial, in "svira om (till något)") to change (into (festive) clothes)
    Synonym: byta om
    svira om till skjorta och kavaj
    change into a shirt and jacket

Conjugation

Conjugation of svira (weak)
active passive
infinitive svira sviras
supine svirat svirats
imperative svira
imper. plural1 sviren
present past present past
indicative svirar svirade sviras svirades
ind. plural1 svira svirade sviras svirades
subjunctive2 svire svirade svires svirades
present participle svirande
past participle

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

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