värva
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²værva/
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish værva, from Middle Low German werven and Middle High German werben, from Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną. Doublet of värva, which is a homonym.
Verb
värva (present värvar, preterite värvade, supine värvat, imperative värva)
- (transitive and intransitive) to recruit, to get to join
- especially in sports
- Vi har värvat tre spelare till denna säsong.
- We've recruited three players for this season.
- especially in sports
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | värva | värvas | ||
| supine | värvat | värvats | ||
| imperative | värva | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | värven | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | värvar | värvade | värvas | värvades |
| ind. plural1 | värva | värvade | värvas | värvades |
| subjunctive2 | värve | värvade | värves | värvades |
| present participle | värvande | |||
| past participle | värvad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- värva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- värva in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Etymology 2
From Old Swedish hværva, from Old Norse hverfa, from Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną. Doublet of värva, which is a homonym.
Alternative forms
- hvärfva (obsolete since 1906)
Verb
värva (present värver, preterite värvde, supine värvt, imperative värv)
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | värva | värvas | ||
| supine | värvt | värvts | ||
| imperative | värv | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | värven | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | värver | värvde | värvs, värves | värvdes |
| ind. plural1 | värva | värvde | värvas | värvdes |
| subjunctive2 | värve | värvde | värves | värvdes |
| present participle | värvande | |||
| past participle | värvd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.