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 | orsaka |
| Present | orsakar |
| Past | orsakade |
| Imperative | orsaka |
| Supine | orsakat |
Verbs conjugated like 'orsaka'
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 'orsaka'
ursaka,
braka,
försaka,
forska,
kraka,
morska,
omaka,
orka,
raka,
saka,
Translations
cause, to set off an event or action
Sample Sentences
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Det är en förbannelse, Godwyn. En sådan man orsakar själv även om det görs genom plikt.
(The Death of Robin Hood)
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Ers höghet. Jag trodde aldrig att ni kunde orsaka sådant lidande.
(Mangeclous)
Additional Information
orsaka vara orsak till, vålla
[A/x orsakar y]
Engelsk översättning
cause
Exempel
jordbävningen orsakade stora skador---the earthquake caused a great deal of damage
Etymology
1. jfr d. årsage; av mlt. orsaken, motsv. mnl. orsaken ((ä.) holl. oorzaken), (ä.) t. ursachen; avledn. av ORSAK References:
1 2
2. From Middle Low German orsaken, equivalent of orsak (“a cause”) + -a. Cognate with Danish årsage, Norwegian Bokmål forårsake, Norwegian Nynorsk forårsake, forårsaka, Middle Dutch orsaken, older Dutch oorzaken and older German ursachen. See: Danish '
årsage', Norwegian '
forårsake', Norwegian, nynorsk '
forårsake', Dutch '
oorzaken', German, old spelling '
ursachen'.
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.