söndra
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]söndra (present söndrar, preterite söndrade, supine söndrat, imperative söndra)
- 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
[edit]| 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.
Derived terms
[edit]- söndra och härska (“divide and conquer”)
References
[edit]- “söndra”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “söndra”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “söndra”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- sönder in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
