delge

Swedish

Alternative forms

• delgiva (dated)

Etymology

From del (“part”) +‎ ge (“give”), from an older construction "gi(f)va del" (give part). Compare delta (“take part”).

Verb

delge (present delger, preterite delgav, supine delgett, imperative delge)

1. to share (something private or not widely known)

   Jag delgav henne mina tvivel

   I shared my doubts with her

   På konferensen har man chansen att delge andra sin forskning

   At the conference, you have the opportunity to share your research with others

   1. (law) to formally inform/notify (of a decision, verdict, or the like)

      att delges misstanke om brott

      to be informed that one is suspected of a crime

      delge någon ett beslut

      inform someone of a decision

Conjugation

Conjugation of delge (class 5 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	delge		delges
supine	delgett		delgetts
imperative	delge		—
imper. plural1	delgen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	delger	delgav	delges	delgavs
ind. plural1	delge	delgåvo	delges	delgåvos
subjunctive2	delge	delgåve	delges	delgåves
present participle		delgivande
past participle		delgiven

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of delgiva (class 5 strong, dated)

	active		passive
infinitive	delgiva		delgivas
supine	delgivit		delgivits
imperative	delgiv		—
imper. plural1	delgiven		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	delgiver	delgav	delgivs, delgives	delgavs
ind. plural1	delgiva	delgåvo	delgivas	delgåvos
subjunctive2	delgive	delgåve	delgives	delgåves
present participle		delgivande
past participle		delgiven

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• delgivning

References

• “delge”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “delge”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “delge”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)