bordlägga
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]bord (“table, strake”) + lägga (“lay”)
Verb
[edit]bordlägga (present bordlägger, preterite bordlade, supine bordlagt, imperative bordlägg)
- (transitive) To postpone dealing with, shelve, table (to delay making the decision on (something)):
- Vi beslutar att bordlägga ärendet tills vidare.
- We decide to shelve the matter until later.
- (nautical) to provide a vessel with a skin (planking or plating forming the sides and bottom)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of bordlägga (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | bordlägga | bordläggas | ||
Supine | bordlagt | bordlagts | ||
Imperative | bordlägg | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | bordläggen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | bordlägger | bordlade | bordläggs, bordlägges | bordlades |
Ind. plural1 | bordlägga | bordlade | bordläggas | bordlades |
Subjunctive2 | bordlägge | bordlade | bordlägges | bordlades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | bordläggande | |||
Past participle | bordlagd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- skjuta upp
- spant (“frame, rib”)