drista
Appearance
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish drista, from Old Swedish drister; see dristig (“bold, daring”). Compare Danish driste.
Verb
[edit]drista (present dristar, preterite dristade, supine dristat, imperative drista)
- dare
- han dristar sig att fråga
- he dares to ask
Usage notes
[edit]Typically used reflexively, together with sig.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of drista (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | drista | — | ||
Supine | dristat | — | ||
Imperative | drista | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | dristen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | dristar | dristade | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | drista | dristade | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | driste | dristade | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | dristande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- drista in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- drista in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- drista in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)