stämma
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German stemmen, from Old Saxon *stemnian, from Proto-West Germanic *stabnijan, from Proto-Germanic *stabnijaną.
Pronunciation
Noun
stämma c
- a voice (language; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion)
- a pitch, a part
- sjunga i stämmor
- sing in parts
- a meeting, an assembly
Declension
Declension of stämma | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | stämma | stämman | stämmor | stämmorna |
Genitive | stämmas | stämmans | stämmors | stämmornas |
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Verb
stämma (present stämmer, preterite stämde, supine stämt, imperative stäm)
- to agree, to correspond, to tally, to be correct
- Det där stämmer ju bara inte!
- That simply isn't correct.
- to tune (to tune an instrument)
- to arrange (a meeting)
- Vi beslöt oss för att stämma träff.
- We agreed upon arranging a meeting.
- to summon, to sue
Conjugation
Conjugation of stämma (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | stämma | stämmas | ||
Supine | stämt | stämts | ||
Imperative | stäm | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | stämmen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | stämmer | stämde | stäms, stämmes | stämdes |
Ind. plural1 | stämma | stämde | stämmas | stämdes |
Subjunctive2 | stämme | stämde | stämmes | stämdes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | stämmande | |||
Past participle | stämd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
Further reading
- stämma in Svensk ordbok.
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