/ˈbʏˌɡːa/
UrsprungFrom Old Swedish byggia.
- to build; to construct
“De byggde ett hus” — They built a house
- to build (on), to be based (on), to rest (on)
“bygga vidare på tidigare arbete” — build on earlier work
“Slutsatsen bygger på en felaktig premiss” — The conclusion rests on a false premise
- obsoleteto inhabit; to dwell; to settle (appears in some compounds in the form byggare)
Formerbygger(present) · byggde(preterite) · byggt(supine) · bygg(imperative) · bygga(active, infinitive) · byggas(infinitive, passive) · byggt(active, supine) · byggts(passive, supine) · bygg(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · byggen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · bygger(active, indicative, present) · byggde(active, indicative, past) · byggs(indicative, passive, present) · bygges(indicative, passive, present) · byggdes(indicative, passive, past) · bygga(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · byggde(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · byggas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present)