Inherited from Old Swedish kædhe, kædhia, from Middle Low German kede (from kedene), from Latin catēna. Cognate of French chaîne, English chain, German Kette, Dutch keten.
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A thicker chain is normally called kätting rather than kedja.
nominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | kedja | kedjas |
definite | kedjan | kedjans | |
plural | indefinite | kedjor | kedjors |
definite | kedjorna | kedjornas |
kedja (present kedjar, preterite kedjade, supine kedjat, imperative kedja)
active | passive | |||
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infinitive | kedja | kedjas | ||
supine | kedjat | kedjats | ||
imperative | kedja | — | ||
imper. plural1 | kedjen | — | ||
present | past | present | past | |
indicative | kedjar | kedjade | kedjas | kedjades |
ind. plural1 | kedja | kedjade | kedjas | kedjades |
subjunctive2 | kedje | kedjade | kedjes | kedjades |
present participle | kedjande | |||
past participle | kedjad |
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.