lindra – Swedish verb conjugation

Swedish verb forms of lindra

Modern Swedish

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

Infinitivelindra
Presentlindrar
Pastlindrade
Imperativelindra
Supinelindrat

Translations

  • alleviate, make less severe
  • assuage, mitigate, relieve
  • mitigate, to reduce, lessen, or decrease
  • palliate, to relieve the symptoms of
  • soothe, to ease or relieve pain
  • Synonyms & Antonyms

    Sample Sentences

    • Värktabletten lindrade smärtan (The painkiller relieved the pain)
    • Spriten lindrade tillfälligt hans sorg (The booze temporarily eased his sorrow)

    Additional Information

    Etymology

    1. jfr dan. o. nor. lindre; av t. lindern, avledn. av lind (se LIND, adj.). — Jfr LINDRIG References: 1
    2. From German lindern, from German lind (“mild”), from Proto-Germanic *linþaz. See: German, old spelling 'lindern'.

    Cognates

    -

    Swedish AD ~1900

    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.

    Gerund: lindrande

    Indicative

    Present

    jaglindrar
    dulindrar
    han;honlindrar
    vilindra
    nilindra
    delindra

    Perfect

    jaghar lindrat
    duhar lindrat
    han;honhar lindrat
    viha lindrat
    niha lindrat
    deha lindrat

    Past

    jaglindrade
    dulindrade
    han;honlindrade
    vilindrade
    nilindrade
    delindrade

    Pluperfect

    jaghade lindrat
    duhade lindrat
    han;honhade lindrat
    vihade lindrat
    nihade lindrat
    dehade lindrat

    Future

    jagskulle lindra
    duskulle lindra
    han;honskulle lindra
    viskola lindra
    niskola lindra
    deskola lindra

    Future Perfect

    jagskulle ha(va) lindrat
    duskulle ha(va) lindrat
    han;honskulle ha(va) lindrat
    viskola ha(va) lindrat
    niskola ha(va) lindrat
    deskola ha(va) lindrat

    Conjunctive

    Present

    jagmå lindra
    dumå lindra
    han;honmå lindra
    vimå lindra
    nimå lindra
    demå lindra

    Perfect

    jagmå ha(va) lindrat
    dumå ha(va) lindrat
    han;honmå ha(va) lindrat
    vimå ha(va) lindrat
    nimå ha(va) lindrat
    demå ha(va) lindrat

    Past

    jagskulle lindra
    duskulle lindra
    han;honskulle lindra
    viskulle lindra
    niskulle lindra
    deskulle lindra

    Pluperfect

    jagskulle ha(va) lindrat
    duskulle ha(va) lindrat
    han;honskulle ha(va) lindrat
    viskulle ha(va) lindrat
    niskulle ha(va) lindrat
    deskulle ha(va) lindrat

    Conditional

    Present

    jagskulle lindra
    duskulle lindra
    han;honskulle lindra
    viskulle lindra
    niskulle lindra
    deskulle lindra

    Perfect

    jagskulle ha(va) lindrat
    duskulle ha(va) lindrat
    han;honskulle ha(va) lindrat
    viskulle ha(va) lindrat
    niskulle ha(va) lindrat
    deskulle ha(va) lindrat

    Imperative

    dulindra
    viLåt oss lindra
    nilindra

    Swedish Dialects of Finland

    Examples in Swedish Dialects in Finland

    lindra (v.I)
    lindär (Närpes ÖB), lindⱸr (Pedersöre-Purmo ÖB), linʼdʼär (Houtskär ÅB), lindra (Tenala NL)
    . lätta, mildras;
    Examples
    • pḷɷå:gor a lindra (Närpes ÖB)
    • ⱸ ha linʼdʼra mⱸ värtjinʼ otär (Houtskär ÅB)
    • dⱸ hadd vari o lindra mⱸn sⱸnn ble: an hå:rṭ ʃu:kär ijⱸnn (Tenala NL)