erfara

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Swedish

Etymology

From German erfahren, from Old High German arfaran, irfaran (“roam through, explore”), equivalent to er- +‎ fara. Cognate with Danish erfare, Norwegian Bokmål erfare, Norwegian Nynorsk erfare, erfara and Dutch ervaren.

Pronunciation

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Verb

erfara (present erfar, preterite erfor, supine erfarit, imperative erfar)

  1. to be informed; to get to know of
  2. to experience

Usage notes

Conjugation

Conjugation of erfara (class 6 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive erfara erfaras
Supine erfarit erfarits
Imperative erfar —
Imper. plural1 erfaren —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative erfar erfor erfars, erfares erfors
Ind. plural1 erfara erforo erfaras erforos
Subjunctive2 erfare erfore erfares erfores
Participles
Present participle erfarande
Past participle erfaren
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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