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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kedja c
A thicker chain is normally called kätting rather than kedja.
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 |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | kedjande | |||
Past participle | kedjad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |