kretsa

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Swedish

Etymology

From krets +‎ -a. Cognate of Danish kredse, German kreisen.

Verb

kretsa (present kretsar, preterite kretsade, supine kretsat, imperative kretsa)

  1. to revolve (to orbit a central point)
    Jorden kretsar kring solen
    Earth revolves around the sun
  2. to circle (to travel in circles)
    Synonym: cirkla
    Gamarna kretsade över dom
    The vultures circled above them
  3. (figuratively) to revolve around, to be centered on
    Samtalet kretsade kring kebabsås
    The discussion revolved around kebab sauce

Conjugation

Conjugation of kretsa (weak)
active passive
infinitive kretsa kretsas
supine kretsat kretsats
imperative kretsa
imper. plural1 kretsen
present past present past
indicative kretsar kretsade kretsas kretsades
ind. plural1 kretsa kretsade kretsas kretsades
subjunctive2 kretse kretsade kretses kretsades
present participle kretsande
past participle

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

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