färja

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish færia, from Old Norse ferja, from Proto-Germanic *farjǭ.

Pronunciation

Noun

färja c

  1. a ferry (boat)

Declension

Declension of färja 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative färja färjan färjor färjorna
Genitive färjas färjans färjors färjornas

Verb

färja (present färjar, preterite färjade, supine färjat, imperative färja)

  1. to ferry, to transport (someone or something) by ferry
    Karon, färja mig över till andra stranden
    Charon, ferry me over to the other shore

Conjugation

Conjugation of färja (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive färja färjas
Supine färjat färjats
Imperative färja —
Imper. plural1 färjen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative färjar färjade färjas färjades
Ind. plural1 färja färjade färjas färjades
Subjunctive2 färje färjade färjes färjades
Participles
Present participle färjande
Past participle färjad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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