jaga

See also: jagā

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse jaga, from Middle Low German jāgen, from Old Saxon *jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjeːa/

Verb

jaga (third person singular past indicative jagaði, third person plural past indicative jagað, supine jagað)

1. to hunt

Conjugation

Conjugation of jaga (group v-30)
infinitive	jaga
supine	jagað
participle (a6)1	jagandi	jagaður
	present	past
first singular	jagi	jagaði
second singular	jagar	jagaði
third singular	jagar	jagaði
plural	jaga	jagaðu
	imperative
singular	jaga!
plural	jagið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit.

Adjective

jaga

1. awake

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• jaget
• jagde (simple past)
• jog (simple past)
• jagd (past participle)

Verb

jaga

1. inflection of jage:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• jage

Etymology

From Old Norse jaga, from Middle Low German jagen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²jɑːɡɑ/

Verb

jaga (present tense jagar, past tense jaga, past participle jaga, passive infinitive jagast, present participle jagande, imperative jaga/jag)

1. to hunt, chase

Further reading

• “jaga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Romani

Noun

jaga

1. plural of jag

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Spanish

Verb

jaga

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of jacer.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of jacer.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of jacer.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of jacer.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse jaga, from Middle Low German jāgen, from Old Saxon *jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑːˌɡa/

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Verb

jaga

1. to hunt; to chase down prey

Conjugation

Conjugation of jaga (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	jaga		jagas
Supine	jagat		jagats
Imperative	jaga		—
Imper. plural1	jagen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	jagar	jagade	jagas	jagades
Ind. plural1	jaga	jagade	jagas	jagades
Subjunctive2	jage	jagade	jages	jagades
	Participles
Present participle	jagande
Past participle	jagad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• förjaga
• injaga
• jägare
• jagare
• jakt
• uppjaga