pejla
Swedish
Verb
pejla (present pejlar, preterite pejlade, supine pejlat, imperative pejla)
- (especially nautical, often with av or in) to determine the direction towards (something, usually with a pelorus or radio direction finder), to take a bearing (on)
- (figuratively, often with in) to locate and/or focus on (and examine)
- (especially nautical, often with av) to sound (determine water depth)
- Synonym: loda
- (figuratively, sometimes with av) to sense (a mood or the like)
Conjugation
Conjugation of pejla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | pejla | pejlas | ||
| Supine | pejlat | pejlats | ||
| Imperative | pejla | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | pejlen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | pejlar | pejlade | pejlas | pejlades |
| Ind. plural1 | pejla | pejlade | pejlas | pejlades |
| Subjunctive2 | pejle | pejlade | pejles | pejlades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | pejlande | |||
| Past participle | pejlad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
See also
- pejlskiva (“pelorus”)
References
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