äro

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aro"

Swedish

Verb

äro

  1. Obsolete plural form of är, present tense of vara.
    vi äro ― we are
    de äro ― they are
    han är ― he is

Usage notes

Sometimes used for humorous effect similar to English -eth (often incorrectly for the singular, e.g. "jag äro," though older speakers still maintain intuition for plural verb forms, which were abandoned in the press around 1945). Gingo is also well known and used similarly.

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