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swedish grammar.
Imperative. 2nd person sing., haf; var; have, be thou. 1st " plur., hafvom; varom; let us have, be. 2nd " " hafven; varen; have, be ye.
The other auxiliaries, which may also in certain cases be used independently, are conjugated as follows:—
Infinitive. Pres. Indic. Imperfect. P. Part. Sing. Plur. Sing. Plur. skola, shall. skall, skola. skulle, skulle. skolat. vilja, will. vill, vilja. ville, ville. velat. må, may. må, må (måga). måtte, måtte. måst. måste, may. måste, måste. måst. tör, töra, dare. tör, töra. torde, torde. kunna, can. kan, kunna. kunde, kunde. kunnat. böra, ought. bör, böra. borde, borde. bort. varda, become. varder, varda. vardt, vordo. vorden. blifva, be, remain. blifver, blifva. blef, blefvo. blifvit.
Here, as in all other verbs, the second person plural ends in en; as, I skolen; I bören; etc.
There are four modes of conjugation in Swedish, the three first of which include so-called weak verbs, while the fourth comprises all so-called strong verbs.
- First conjugation (Active).
The Imperf. Indic. ends in ade, Past Part. in ad, Supine in at. Example:—Infinitive Pres., (att) kalla, 'to call;' Perfect,
