stadga
Swedish
Noun
stadga c
- steadfastness, steadiness, stability, strength
- a bylaw (almost entirely in plural)
Declension
Declension of stadga | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | stadga | stadgan | stadgar | stadgarna |
Genitive | stadgas | stadgans | stadgars | stadgarnas |
Verb
stadga
- to make firm, to support
- to constitute, to regulate, to legislate, to write bylaws
- (reflexive) settle down
Usage notes
- Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden. The recommendations apply primarily to governmental texts; they may or may not apply to other legal prose.
Conjugation
Conjugation of stadga (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | stadga | stadgas | ||
Supine | stadgat | stadgats | ||
Imperative | stadga | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | stadgen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | stadgar | stadgade | stadgas | stadgades |
Ind. plural1 | stadga | stadgade | stadgas | stadgades |
Subjunctive2 | stadge | stadgade | stadges | stadgades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | stadgande | |||
Past participle | stadgad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |