UrsprungFrom Old Swedish bora, from Old Norse bora, from Proto-Germanic *burōną. Equivalent to borr + -a.
- sometimesto drill, to bore (make a hole with a drill or other boring instrument, through twisting and pressure)
“borra (upp) ett hål i en vägg” — drill a hole in a wall
“borra efter olja” — drill for oil
Formerborrar(present) · borrade(preterite) · borrat(supine) · borra(imperative) · borra(active, infinitive) · borras(infinitive, passive) · borrat(active, supine) · borrats(passive, supine) · borra(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · borren(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · borrar(active, indicative, present) · borrade(active, indicative, past) · borras(indicative, passive, present) · borrades(indicative, passive, past) · borra(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · borrade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · borras(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · borrades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)