söndra

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Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish syndra, equivalent to sönder +‎ -a. Cognate of Danish søndre, Old Norse sundra, Middle Low German sunderen, Old High German suntarōn (from whence Middle High German sundern and German sondern), English sunder.

Verb

söndra (present söndrar, preterite söndrade, supine söndrat, imperative söndra)

  1. to divide (cause division/disagreement within)
    De försöker söndra oss, för tillsammans är vi för starka
    They're trying to divide us, because together, we are too strong

Conjugation

Conjugation of söndra (weak)
active passive
infinitive söndra söndras
supine söndrat söndrats
imperative söndra —
imper. plural1 söndren —
present past present past
indicative söndrar söndrade söndras söndrades
ind. plural1 söndra söndrade söndras söndrades
subjunctive2 söndre söndrade söndres söndrades
present participle söndrande
past participle söndrad

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

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References

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