vädra
Appearance
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the noun väder (= weather) in its meaning of wind.
Verb
[edit]vädra (present vädrar, preterite vädrade, supine vädrat, imperative vädra)
- to ventilate, to air, to let the wind blow, to expose for fresh and open air
- to open the window and let fresh air inside
- to hang garments or rugs outdoors for some fresh air
- to debate, to let one's opinions out
- hon vädrade sina åsikter
- she let her opinions out
- Michail Chodorkovskij dömdes till fängelse 2005 efter att han vädrat politiska ambitioner.
- Mikhail Khodorkovsky was sentenced to prison in 2005 after he had aired political ambitions.
- hon vädrade sina åsikter
- to sniff, to scent, to smell for scents blowing in the wind, to breathe
- vädra morgonluft
- to breathe the fresh morning air (to see one's lucky star on the rise)
- vädra morgonluft
- (dialectal) of the wind: to blow
- Det vädrar ordentligt idag.
- It's really windy today.
- Det vädrar ordentligt idag.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of vädra (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | vädra | vädras | ||
Supine | vädrat | vädrats | ||
Imperative | vädra | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | vädren | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | vädrar | vädrade | vädras | vädrades |
Ind. plural1 | vädra | vädrade | vädras | vädrades |
Subjunctive2 | vädre | vädrade | vädres | vädrades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | vädrande | |||
Past participle | vädrad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
[edit]- frånluft
- fönsterhake
- galge
- mattpiskning
- morgonluft
- piskställning
- tilluft
- torkvinda
- ventilation
- ventilera
- vädring
- vädringslucka
Further reading
[edit]- vädra in Svensk ordbok.