gestalta

Swedish

Etymology

gestalt +‎ -a, like German gestalten

Verb

gestalta (present gestaltar, preterite gestaltade, supine gestaltat, imperative gestalta)

1. to portray

   Indiana Jones har gestaltats av Harrison Ford i flera filmer

   Indiana Jones has been portrayed by Harrison Ford in several movies

2. to give form to, to embody (an idea or the like, more generally)

Conjugation

Conjugation of gestalta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	gestalta		gestaltas
supine	gestaltat		gestaltats
imperative	gestalta		—
imper. plural1	gestalten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	gestaltar	gestaltade	gestaltas	gestaltades
ind. plural1	gestalta	gestaltade	gestaltas	gestaltades
subjunctive2	gestalte	gestaltade	gestaltes	gestaltades
present participle		gestaltande
past participle		gestaltad

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

Related terms

• gestaltning

References

• gestalta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gestalta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• gestalta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)