en färja
färja as a noun(en färja)
Meaning
ferry
In Swedish: ett slags båt som fraktar människor och fordon
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en färja |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | färjan |
| Plural, indefinite | färjor |
| Plural, definite | färjorna |
färja is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor färja, den stora färjan. Check another noun
färja as a verb
Meaning
to ferry, to transport (someone or something) by ferry
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att färja | to ferry |
|---|---|---|
| Present | färjar | jag färjar |
| Past | färjade | jag färjade |
| Supine | färjat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har färjat | jag har färjat |
| Past perfect | hade färjat | jag hade färjat |
| Future | ska färja | or: kommer att färja |
| Conditional | skulle färja | jag skulle färja |
| Imperative | färja! | a command |
| Present participle | färjande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | färjad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | färjas |
|---|---|
| Present | färjas |
| Past | färjades |
| Supine | färjats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use färjar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise färja
1 / 2Is it en färja or ett färja?
färja in a sentence
- en Finlandsfärjaa Finland ferry [ferry traveling between Sweden and Finland]
- Karon, färja mig över till andra strandenCharon, ferry me over to the other shore
Words built with färja
- färj(e)trafik ferry traffic
- bilfärja car ferry
Questions
What does färja mean in English?
färja means “ferry”.
Is it en färja or ett färja?
It is en färja, and “the ferry” is färjan.
What is the plural of färja?
The plural of färja is färjor, and the definite plural is färjorna.
What is the past tense of färja?
The past tense of färja is färjade (“jag färjade”). The supine is färjat, used in “jag har färjat”.
What is the present tense of färja?
färjar, the same for every person: jag färjar, du färjar, vi färjar.
Origin
From Old Swedish færia, from Old Norse ferja, from Proto-Germanic *farjǭ.
Nearby common words
färja is number 4,309 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary