sjunga
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish siunga, from Old Norse syngva, syngja, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ɧɵŋa/, [²ɧɵŋːa]
audio (file) - Rhymes: -²ɵŋa
Verb
sjunga (present sjunger, preterite sjöng, supine sjungit, imperative sjung)
- sing (to produce harmonious sounds)
Conjugation
Conjugation of sjunga (class 2 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | sjunga | sjungas | ||
| Supine | sjungit | sjungits | ||
| Imperative | sjung | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | sjungen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | sjunger | sjöng | sjungs, sjunges | sjöngs |
| Ind. plural1 | sjunga | sjöngo | sjungas | sjöngos |
| Subjunctive2 | sjunge | sjönge | sjunges | sjönges |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | sjungande | |||
| Past participle | sjungen | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
- sjunga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- sjunga in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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