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Swedish
Etymology
From younger Old Swedish formā, apocopic form of older Old Swedish formāga, formāgha, from Middle Low German vermogen (or German vermögen), equivalent to för- + må. Cognate with Danish formå, Norwegian formå, Old Norse formuga, younger Icelandic fyrirmoga and Dutch vermogen.
Pronunciation
Verb
förmå (present förmår, preterite förmådde, supine förmått, imperative förmå)
- to be capable, be able to
Ingen tycktes förmå uppskatta konsten. "Ack denna ungdom.", tänkte jag för mig själv.- No one seemed to be able to appreciate the art. "Oh this youth," I thought to myself.
- (transitive) to make, to press, to encourage (someone) to do (something)
2013 July 18, “”Dags kräva märkning av alla bosättarprodukter””, in Dagens Nyheter:Det ger EU en möjlighet att använda sig av handelspolitiska åtgärder för att förmå Israel att följa folkrätten.- It gives the EU an opportunity to use trade policy aims to press Israel on following international law.
Conjugation
Conjugation of förmå (weak)
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