dölja

Swedish

Etymology

Compare Middle English diȝel, Icelandic dylja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dœlja/

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Verb

dölja

1. to conceal, to hide; to put out of sight or to keep secret

Usage notes

Gömma does in general denote that some extra effort went into the hiding, while dölja may mean that simply something obscures the view of the object.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dölja (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	dölja		döljas
Supine	dolt		dolts
Imperative	dölj		—
Imper. plural1	döljen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	döljer	dolde	döljs, döljes	doldes
Ind. plural1	dölja	dolde	döljas	doldes
Subjunctive2	dölje	dolde	döljes	doldes
	Participles
Present participle	döljande
Past participle	dold
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• gömma

Related terms

• dolsk