/²vɛlːja/
UrsprungFrom Old Swedish vælia, from Old Norse velja, from Proto-Germanic *waljaną. Causative of *wiljaną (see vilja).
- to choose
“Det var ett svårt val, men jag valde den gröna” — It was a tough choice, but I chose the green one
- to elect
“Han valdes till kung” — He was elected king
Formerväljer(present) · valde(preterite) · valt(supine) · välj(imperative) · välja(active, infinitive) · väljas(infinitive, passive) · valt(active, supine) · valts(passive, supine) · välj(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · väljen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · väljer(active, indicative, present) · valde(active, indicative, past) · väljs(indicative, passive, present) · väljes(indicative, passive, present) · valdes(indicative, passive, past) · välja(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · valde(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · väljas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present)