äga
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Swedish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ega (obsolete)
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Swedish ǣgha, from Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aigǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *eik-.
Noun[edit]
äga c
Usage notes[edit]
- Ägo in the phrase i någons ägo is an archaic dative form of this noun. The similar-looking archaic genitive form ägo is also the basis for compounds.
Declension[edit]
Declension of äga | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | äga | ägan | ägor | ägorna |
Genitive | ägas | ägans | ägors | ägornas |
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Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Swedish ǣgha, from Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą, from Proto-Indo-European *eik-.
Verb[edit]
äga (present äger, preterite ägde, supine ägt, imperative äg)
- to own
- Karlskrönikan, quoted in 1913, Carl Grimberg, Svenska folkets underbara öden, I. Forntiden och medeltiden intill 1521, page 438
- […] De togo dem från vad de åtte
och kastade över bord vem de förmådde. […]- […] They took from them what they owned
and threw overboard whoever they could. […]
- […] They took from them what they owned
- Karlskrönikan, quoted in 1913, Carl Grimberg, Svenska folkets underbara öden, I. Forntiden och medeltiden intill 1521, page 438
- (Internet slang) to own, to pwn
- Fan vad ägd du blev
- You got totally owned
- Synonym: ega
Usage notes[edit]
- The past tense åtte is heavily archaic and will likely not be understood by most speakers.
- Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden. The recommendations apply primarily to governmental texts; they may or may not apply to other legal prose.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of äga (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | äga | ägas | ||
Supine | ägt | ägts | ||
Imperative | äg | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | ägen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | äger | ägde, åtte | ägs, äges | ägdes, åttes |
Ind. plural1 | äga | ägde, åtte | ägas | ägdes, åttes |
Subjunctive2 | äge | ägde, åtte | äges | ägdes, åttes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | ägande | |||
Past participle | ägd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
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Further reading[edit]
- äga in Svensk ordbok.
- Ega in Svenska Akademiens ordlista öfver svenska språket (6th ed., 1889)
- äga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)
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