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Swedish
Etymology
efter (“after”) + lysa (“shine”)
Verb
efterlysa (present efterlyser, preterite efterlyste, supine efterlyst, imperative efterlys)
- to publicly ask for help with finding (someone or something)
en efterlyst brottsling- a wanted criminal
Polisen efterlyser vittnen till brottet- The police are looking for witnesses to the crime
Vi efterlyser snuskiga ortnamn- We are looking for (people to send us) dirty place names
- to call for (something), to ask for (something)
Vi efterlyser mindre skolklasser- We are calling for smaller classes
Conjugation
Conjugation of efterlysa (weak)
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