In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.
All Forms
| Infinitive | kantra |
| Present | kantrar |
| Past | kantrade |
| Imperative | kantra |
| Supine | kantrat |
Verbs conjugated like 'kantra'
abalienera,
abandonnera,
abbreviera,
abdikera,
abila,
ablaktera,
abonnera,
abortera,
abradera,
absentera,
absolvera,
absorbera,
abstrahera,
accedera,
accelerera,
accentera,
accentuera,
acceptera,
accisera,
acklimatisera, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'kantra'
kanta,
kontra,
andra,
ankra,
anta,
äntra,
banta,
centra,
dandra,
fanera,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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Skeppet kantrade i den hårda vinden (The ship foundered in the hard wind)
Additional Information
Etymology
1. jfr d. kantre; av nt. kantern l. holl. kanteren, till nt. kante resp. holl. kant (se KANT, sbst.); jfr d. kæntre, nt. o. t.
kentern, holl.
kenteren, ävensom eng. cant, v., ställa på kant References:
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2. Attested since 1765; from Low German kantern with the same meaning; related to kant, "edge". See: Low Saxon 'kantern'.
Cognates
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Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below
show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.