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ärva

inherit

Meaning

inherit

In Swedish: överta genom arv

Conjugation

Conjugation of ärva (inherit)
Infinitiveatt ärvato inherit
Presentärverjag ärver
Pastärvdejag ärvde
Supineärvtused after har / hade
Perfecthar ärvtjag har ärvt
Past perfecthade ärvtjag hade ärvt
Futureska ärvaor: kommer att ärva
Conditionalskulle ärvajag skulle ärva
Imperativeärv!a command
Present participleärvande-ing, used as an adjective
Past participleärvdused like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of ärva
Infinitiveärvas
Presentärvs
Pastärvdes
Supineärvts

Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use ärver. See the four verb groups explained.

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ärva in a sentence

  • ärva en gård
    inherit a farm
  • Från vem har du ärvt din sångröst?
    Who did you inherit your singing voice from?

Questions

What does ärva mean in English?

ärva means “inherit”.

What is the past tense of ärva?

The past tense of ärva is ärvde (“jag ärvde”). The supine is ärvt, used in “jag har ärvt”.

What is the present tense of ärva?

ärver, the same for every person: jag ärver, du ärver, vi ärver.

Origin

From Old Swedish ærva, from Old Norse erfa, from Proto-Germanic *arbijaną, equivalent to arv + -a.

Nearby common words

ärva is number 3,053 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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