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 | glittra |
| Present | glittrar |
| Past | glittrade |
| Imperative | glittra |
| Supine | glittrat |
Verbs conjugated like 'glittra'
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 'glittra'
blixtra,
fnittra,
gitta,
glatta,
glätta,
glimra,
glimta,
glindra,
glira,
glutta,
Translations
glimmer, to shine with faint unsteady light
glitter, to sparkle with light
Sample Sentences
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Nu borde vita lustjakter med blåsippsgirlander i master och rår och glada människor på däck under sång och musik stäva ut från alla stränder, ut på det lockande, glittrande vänliga havet.
Additional Information
glittra skimra, blänka, gnistra
[x glittrar]
Engelsk översättning
glitter, glisten, sparkle
Exempel
den unge mannens ögon glittrade i ljusskenet---the young man's eyes glistened in the light
Etymology
1. jfr d. glidre o. (efter nor. o. sv.) glitre, nor.
glitre, isl. glitra, t.
glitzern, eng. glitter, v.; r-avledn. till germ. glit- (se GLETE); jfr GLITTANDE o. de ord som anföras i den etymologiska avdelningen under d. o. References:
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2. From Old Norse glitra, influenced by glitter; glitter + -a.
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.