arbeta
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish arbeida, arbeta, from Middle Low German arbeiden (“to work”), from Old Saxon arvēdian (“to offer”), from Proto-Germanic *arbaidijaną, from *arbaidiz (“labour, work, toil, hardship, suffering”), equivalent of arbete + -a. Compare Norwegian arbeide, Norwegian Nynorsk arbeide, arbeida, Danish arbejde, Old High German arabeitjan, arabeiton, German arbeiten and Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (arbaidjan).
Pronunciation
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Verb
arbeta (present arbetar, preterite arbetade, supine arbetat, imperative arbeta)
- to work, to be employed to do
- to work; to do a specific task
- to work; to shape or form some material
- Arbeta degen slät.
- Work the dough smooth.
- Arbeta degen slät.
- to work; to influence
Conjugation
Conjugation of arbeta (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | arbeta | arbetas | ||
Supine | arbetat | arbetats | ||
Imperative | arbeta | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | arbeten | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | arbetar | arbetade | arbetas | arbetades |
Ind. plural1 | arbeta | arbetade | arbetas | arbetades |
Subjunctive2 | arbete | arbetade | arbetes | arbetades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | arbetande | |||
Past participle | arbetad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
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