ändra
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From German ändern. Cognate with Danish ændre.
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]ändra (present ändrar, preterite ändrade, supine ändrat, imperative ändra)
- (transitive) to change, to alter
- Kan leoparden ändra sina fläckar?
- Can the leopard change its spots?
- (reflexive) to change one's mind
- Jag har ändrat mig.
- I have changed my mind.
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ändra | ändras | ||
| supine | ändrat | ändrats | ||
| imperative | ändra | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | ändren | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | ändrar | ändrade | ändras | ändrades |
| ind. plural1 | ändra | ändrade | ändras | ändrades |
| subjunctive2 | ändre | ändrade | ändres | ändrades |
| present participle | ändrande | |||
| past participle | ändrad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “ändra”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- ändra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)