karakterisera
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French caractériser, from Medieval Latin characterizare, from Ancient Greek χαρακτηρίζειν (kharaktērízein), equivalent to karaktär + -isera.
Verb
[edit]karakterisera (present karakteriserar, preterite karakteriserade, supine karakteriserat, imperative karakterisera)
- to characterize
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | karakterisera | karakteriseras | ||
| supine | karakteriserat | karakteriserats | ||
| imperative | karakterisera | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | karakteriseren | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | karakteriserar | karakteriserade | karakteriseras | karakteriserades |
| ind. plural1 | karakterisera | karakteriserade | karakteriseras | karakteriserades |
| subjunctive2 | karakterisere | karakteriserade | karakteriseres | karakteriserades |
| present participle | karakteriserande | |||
| past participle | karakteriserad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “karakterisera”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)