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Maltese
Pronunciation
Noun
bjuda f
- whiteness
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish biūþa, from Old Norse bjóða, from Proto-Germanic *beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“to wake, rise up”).
Pronunciation
Verb
bjuda (present bjuder, preterite bjöd, supine bjudit, imperative bjud)
- to offer, to give as a gift
Om hon gillar te så bjud henne- If she likes tea, offer her (tea)
Ni behöver inte betala. Jag bjuder!- You don't have to pay. I'll foot the bill! (Literally "I give/offer!")
- (with på) to offer (a specified thing), to give (a specified thing) as a gift
Jag bjuder på ölen!- The beer is on me! (Literally "I give/offer the beer!")
Jag bjuder alla på öl- I'm giving everyone beer
Jag blev bjuden på konjak och på cigarrer- I was given cognac and cigars (second på optional)
Köp två så bjuder vi på den tredje- Buy two and get the third one free
- to invite
Hon är bjuden- She is invited
- (with till or på) to invite (to something specified)
Blev du bjuden till deras bröllop?- Were you invited to their wedding?
Vi borde bjuda dom på middag- We should invite them for dinner
Jag blev bjuden på fest- I was invited to a party
- to bid (e.g. within an auction or similar)
Jag bjuder 100 kr!- I bid 100 SEK!
- (archaic) to utter a wish for the benefit of someone
Jag bjuder er härmed en fortsatt god afton- I hereby wish you a continued pleasant evening
- (archaic) to order, to command; to issue a decree
Usage notes
- Except for (sense 5) above, the general notion is that the direct object specifies to whom something is being offered, with på (or till in the case of inviting) specifying what is being offered. Either or both may be omitted. Valid follow-up questions to "Jag bjuder" include "Vem?" and "På vad?"
- Related terms like bjuda in are particle verbs and get the stress on the particle (in). In bjuda på, the stress is on bjuda.
- In sense 7 this verb was eventually displaced by the Low German loan befalla.
Conjugation
Conjugation of bjuda (class 2 strong)
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