röja
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Swedish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish rydhia, from Old Norse ryðja, from Proto-Germanic *rudjaną.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Verb[edit]
röja (present röjer, preterite röjde, supine röjt, imperative röj)
- (sometimes intransitively with upp) to remove (natural) obstacles, to clear
- De röjde mark för huset som skulle byggas
- They cleared land for the house that was to be built
- to (accidentally) reveal (secret) information, to betray
- Han röjde min hemlighet
- He betrayed my secret
- Jag råkade röja basens position
- I accidentally revealed the location of the base
- (colloquial) to party hard or engage in other intense (and possibly violent) activity
Usage notes[edit]
Sometimes ironically of cleaning very messy rooms and the like in (sense 1).
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of röja (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | röja | röjas | ||
Supine | röjt | röjts | ||
Imperative | röj | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | röjen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | röjer | röjde | röjs, röjes | röjdes |
Ind. plural1 | röja | röjde | röjas | röjdes |
Subjunctive2 | röje | röjde | röjes | röjdes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | röjande | |||
Past participle | röjd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
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Further reading[edit]
- röja in Svensk ordbok.
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