hyra

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German huren.

Alternative forms

Verb

hyra (present tense hyrar or hyrer, past tense hyra or hyrte, past participle hyra or hyrt, present participle hyrande, imperative hyr)

  1. to hire, employ (especially on a ship)

Etymology 2

Noun

hyra f

  1. singular definite of hyre

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German hüre, from Old Saxon huria.

Pronunciation

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Noun

hyra c

  1. a rent; what is paid in order to rent something
    Hur mycket betar du i hyra?
    How much do you pay in rent?
    Är det här en hyrescykel?
    Is this bike for rent?
    • 1972, Blå Tåget, Den ena handen vet vad den andra gör (song lyrics)
      Kapitalet höjer hyrorna och staten bostadsbidragen
      Capitalists increase the rents and the state the housing grants
  2. employment (as a sailor)

Usage notes

As the first part of compounds, hyres- is often used. This use is equivalent to the English adverb for sale.

Declension

Declension of hyra 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hyra hyran hyror hyrorna
Genitive hyras hyrans hyrors hyrornas

Verb

hyra (present hyr, preterite hyrde, supine hyrt, imperative hyr)

  1. rent (to occupy premises in exchange for rent)

Conjugation

Conjugation of hyra (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive hyra hyras
Supine hyrt hyrts
Imperative hyr —
Imper. plural1 hyren —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative hyr hyrde hyrs, hyres hyrdes
Ind. plural1 hyra hyrde hyras hyrdes
Subjunctive2 hyre hyrde hyres hyrdes
Participles
Present participle hyrande
Past participle hyrd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

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References

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