sära
Swedish
Verb
sära (present särar, preterite särade, supine särat, imperative sära)
- to separate (move so as to no longer be together)
- De tvingades sära på fångarna ― They were forced to separate the prisoners
- Han särade på benen ― He spread his legs apart
- Läpparna särades ― The lips parted
Usage notes
The preposition på is used before things being actively separated.
Conjugation
Conjugation of sära (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | sära | säras | ||
| Supine | särat | särats | ||
| Imperative | sära | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | sären | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | särar | särade | säras | särades |
| Ind. plural1 | sära | särade | säras | särades |
| Subjunctive2 | säre | särade | säres | särades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | särande | |||
| Past participle | särad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
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