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 | genomsyra |
| Present | genomsyrar |
| Past | genomsyrade |
| Imperative | genomsyra |
| Supine | genomsyrat |
Verbs conjugated like 'genomsyra'
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 'genomsyra'
genomfara,
genomföra,
genomlysa,
genomsöka,
genombarka,
genomborra,
genombryta,
genomfärga,
genomhärda,
genomila,
Translations
imbue, to permeate or impregnate completely
pervade, to be in every part of
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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Våra värderingar genomsyrar allt vi gör (Our values permeate everything we do)
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ett land genomsyrat av korruption (a country steeped in corruption)
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Hans verk genomsyras av hans ideologi (His works are imbued with his ideology)
Additional Information
Etymology
genom + syra. Cognate of German durchsäuern, Danish gennemsyre. Originally meaning "acidify", the figurative sense influenced by the biblical Parable of the Leaven. See: German, old spelling '
durchsäuern', Danish '
gennemsyre'.
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.