/²bjʉːda/, [²bʝʉ̟ːd̪a]
UrsprungFrom Old Swedish biūþa, from Old Norse bjóða, from Proto-Germanic *beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“to wake, rise up”).
- to offer, to give as a gift
“Om hon gillar te så bjud henne” — If she likes tea, offer her (tea)
“Ni behöver inte betala. Jag bjuder!” — You don't have to pay. I'll foot the bill! (Literally "I give/offer!")
- to offer (a specified thing), to give (a specified thing) as a gift
“Jag bjuder på ölen!” — The beer is on me! (Literally "I give/offer the beer!")
“Jag bjuder alla på öl” — I'm giving everyone beer
“Jag blev bjuden på konjak och på cigarrer” — I was given cognac and cigars (second på optional)
- to invite
“Hon är bjuden” — She is invited
- to invite (to something specified)
“Blev du bjuden till deras bröllop?” — Were you invited to their wedding?
“Vi borde bjuda dom på middag” — We should invite them for dinner
“Jag blev bjuden på fest” — I was invited to a party
- to bid (e.g. within an auction or similar)
“Jag bjuder 100 kr!” — I bid 100 SEK!
- archaicto utter a wish for the benefit of someone
“Jag bjuder er härmed en fortsatt god afton” — I hereby wish you a continued pleasant evening
- archaicto order, to command; to issue a decree
Formerbjuder(present) · bjöd(preterite) · bjudit(supine) · bjud(imperative) · bjuda(active, infinitive) · bjudas(infinitive, passive) · bjudit(active, supine) · bjudits(passive, supine) · bjud(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · bjuden(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · bjuder(active, indicative, present) · bjöd(active, indicative, past) · bjuds(indicative, passive, present) · bjudes(indicative, passive, present) · bjöds(indicative, passive, past) · bjuda(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · bjödo(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · bjudas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present)