öppna
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See also: oppnå
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish ypna, øpna, from Old Norse opna, öppen + -a.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Adjective
[edit]öppna
Verb
[edit]öppna (present öppnar, preterite öppnade, supine öppnat, imperative öppna)
- to open (similar senses to English)
- Antonym: (in most senses) stänga (“close”)
- Hon öppnade dörren
- She opened the door
- När öppnar affären?
- When does the store open?
- När öppnar börsen?
- When does the stock market open?
- Sesam, öppna dig
- Open sesame
- (literally, “Sesame, open up [open yourself]”)
- Han har börjat öppna sig
- He has began to open up [open himself]
- Soldaterna öppnade eld
- The soldiers opened fire
- Hon öppnade med ruter sju
- She opened with the seven of diamonds
- 1994, Tommy Nilsson, “Öppna din dörr [Open Your Door]”[1]:
- Öppna din dörr och säg att du vill ha mig här. Säg att du inom dig bär bara kärlekens röst. Och jag ska öppna min dörr och ge dig varje dag igen. Leva här för sanningen. Låt mig bli den som först öppnar din dörr.
- Open your door and say [that] you want [to have] me here. Say that you carry within you ["within you carry" – unusual word order, but less awkward in Swedish] only the voice of love [the love's voice]. And I will [shall] open my door and give you every day again. Live here for the truth. Let me be the one to first open [the one that first opens] your door.
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | öppna | öppnas | ||
| supine | öppnat | öppnats | ||
| imperative | öppna | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | öppnen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | öppnar | öppnade | öppnas | öppnades |
| ind. plural1 | öppna | öppnade | öppnas | öppnades |
| subjunctive2 | öppne | öppnade | öppnes | öppnades |
| present participle | öppnande | |||
| past participle | öppnad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “öppna”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “öppna”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “öppna”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
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