[ˈstŷːrä]
UrsprungFrom Old Swedish stȳra, from Old Norse stýra, from Proto-Germanic *stiurijaną.
- govern, rule, control
“Denna regering har styrt landet under de senaste tre åren.” — This government has been ruling the country for the last three years.
- steer, navigate, direct
“Han styrde bilen in i garaget.” — He steered the car into the garage.
“Jag skulle vilja styra in diskussionen på din senaste bok.” — I would like to steer the discussion towards your latest book.
- to govern; to require that a certain grammatical case, preposition etc. be used with a word
Formerstyr(present) · styrde(preterite) · styrt(supine) · styr(imperative) · styra(active, infinitive) · styras(infinitive, passive) · styrt(active, supine) · styrts(passive, supine) · styr(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · styren(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · styr(active, indicative, present) · styrde(active, indicative, past) · styrs(indicative, passive, present) · styres(indicative, passive, present) · styrdes(indicative, passive, past) · styra(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · styrde(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · styras(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present)