jämställa

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Swedish

Etymology

From jämn +‎ ställa. SAOB (edited in 1934) lists this word as jämnställa, first seen in 1880. In the mid 1970s, the past participle jämställd took on a special meaning of gender equality; see jämställdhet for more.

Verb

jämställa (present jämställer, preterite jämställde, supine jämställt, imperative jämställ)

  1. to equal, to compare, to put on an equal standing

Conjugation

Conjugation of jämställa (weak)
active passive
infinitive jämställa jämställas
supine jämställt jämställts
imperative jämställ —
imper. plural1 jämställen —
present past present past
indicative jämställer jämställde jämställs, jämställes jämställdes
ind. plural1 jämställa jämställde jämställas jämställdes
subjunctive2 jämställe jämställde jämställes jämställdes
present participle jämställande
past participle jämställd

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

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Further reading

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