hushålla

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Swedish

Etymology

hushåll +‎ -a

Verb

hushålla (present hushållar, preterite hushållade, supine hushållat, imperative hushålla)

  1. to keep house (take care of domestic chores)
  2. to (frugally) manage (some (limited) resource), (often) to conserve, to economize
    hushålla med ändliga resurser
    manage finite resources
    lära barnen att hushålla med pengar
    teach children to manage money / be economical
    hushålla med el
    conserve electricity

Usage notes

A strong conjugation like for hålla also occurs, from interpreting the word as hus + hålla.

Conjugation

Conjugation of hushålla (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive hushålla hushållas
Supine hushållat hushållats
Imperative hushålla —
Imper. plural1 hushållen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative hushållar hushållade hushållas hushållades
Ind. plural1 hushålla hushållade hushållas hushållades
Subjunctive2 hushålle hushållade hushålles hushållades
Participles
Present participle hushållande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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