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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish byria, from Old Norse byrja, from Proto-Germanic *burjaną. Derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
börja (present börjar, preterite började, supine börjat, imperative börja)
- to begin; to start
- Skolan börjar klockan åtta.
- School begins at eight o'clock.
- Brandon har börjat lära sig svenska.
- Brandon has started learning Swedish.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of börja (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | börja | börjas | ||
Supine | börjat | börjats | ||
Imperative | börja | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | börjen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | börjar | började | börjas | börjades |
Ind. plural1 | börja | började | börjas | börjades |
Subjunctive2 | börje | började | börjes | börjades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | börjande | |||
Past participle | börjad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Synonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- börja in Svensk ordbok.
Anagrams[edit]
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