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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish byria, from Old Norse byrja, from Proto-Germanic *burjaną. Derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.
Pronunciation
Verb
börja (present börjar, preterite började, supine börjat, imperative börja)
- to begin; to start
Skolan börjar klockan åtta.- School begins at eight o'clock.
Brandon har börjat lära sig svenska.- Brandon has started learning Swedish.
Conjugation
Conjugation of börja (weak)
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References
- ^ Tomas Riad (2013) “Våra vokaler förändras. En del flyter samman, andra glider isär. [Our vowels change. Some blend together, others drift apart.]”, in Språktidningen [The language journal], number 3
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