/svaːrə/, [ˈsʋ̥ɑːɑ]
OprindelseFrom Old Norse svara (“to answer”), from Proto-Germanic *swarōną, cognate with Norwegian svare, Swedish svara, Middle English swaren. Derived form the noun *swarō (“solemn statement”).
- to answer, reply, respond (give a reply to a question; with a noun phrase or a noun clause as its object, with or without an indirect object)
- to retort (give a sharp respond to a remark)
- to respond, counter (act in return)
- to correspond (be similar, with the preposition til)
- to pay
- definite, form-of, singulardefinite singular of svar
- form-of, pluralplural of svar
Formersvarede(past) · svaret(participle, past) · svarer(active, present) · svares(passive, present) · svarede(active, past) · svaredes(passive, past) · svare(active, infinitive) · svares(infinitive, passive) · svar(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · svarende(participle, present) · auxiliary verb have(participle, past) · svaren(gerund, participle)