ödelägga

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Swedish

Etymology

öde (“desolate”) +‎ lägga (“lay”). Compare Norwegian ødelegge and English lay waste.

Verb

ödelägga (present ödelägger, preterite ödelade, supine ödelagt, imperative ödelägg)

  1. to lay waste to, to devastate, to completely destroy
    Vi kommer ödelägga deras städer
    We will lay waste to their cities
  2. (figuratively) to devastate, to ruin (something abstract)
    ödelägga någons liv
    ruin someone's life

Conjugation

Conjugation of ödelägga (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive ödelägga ödeläggas
Supine ödelagt ödelagts
Imperative ödelägg —
Imper. plural1 ödeläggen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative ödelägger ödelade ödeläggs, ödelägges ödelades
Ind. plural1 ödelägga ödelade ödeläggas ödelades
Subjunctive2 ödelägge ödelade ödelägges ödelades
Participles
Present participle ödeläggande
Past participle ödelagd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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