offra

Italian

Verb

offra

1. inflection of offrire:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian uffriri (conjugated offri) and/or Italian offrire, both from Latin offerre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔf.(f)ra/

Verb

offra (imperfect joffri, past participle offrut or offert)

1. to offer

   Ma nista’ noffrilek xejn għajr tazza te.

   All I can offer you is a cup of tea.

Conjugation

Conjugation of offra
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	offrejt	offrejt	offra		offrejna	offrejtu	offrew
	f			offriet
imperfect	m	noffri	toffri	joffri		noffru	toffru	joffru
	f			toffri
imperative			offri				offru

Related terms

• offerta

 

Swedish

Verb

offra (present offrar, preterite offrade, supine offrat, imperative offra)

1. to sacrifice (a holy ritual)

   Till solen offrades en vit ren.

   To the sun a white reindeer was sacrificed.

2. to sacrifice, to abstain (from an opportunity), to allow (something to go to waste), to give up – to get something else

   Hunden Kita offrade sitt liv för att rädda poliserna.

   The dog Kita gave her life to save the policemen.

   Jag har offrat sömn för att se "bara ett avsnitt till".

   I have given up sleep to see "just one more episode".

3. to make (someone) a victim or scapegoat

   Läkarna offrades när Talin behövde en fiende.

   Physicians were blamed/punished when Talin needed an enemy.

Conjugation

Conjugation of offra (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	offra		offras
Supine	offrat		offrats
Imperative	offra		—
Imper. plural1	offren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	offrar	offrade	offras	offrades
Ind. plural1	offra	offrade	offras	offrades
Subjunctive2	offre	offrade	offres	offrades
	Participles
Present participle	offrande
Past participle	offrad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• offer
• uppoffra