färja

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Swedish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

färja c

  1. a ferry (boat)
    en Finlandsfärja
    a Finland ferry

Declension

Declension of färja
nominative genitive
singular indefinite färja färjas
definite färjan färjans
plural indefinite färjor färjors
definite färjorna 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
present participle färjande
past participle färjad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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