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helga

to hallow, to keep holy, to sanctify/ˈhɛlˌɡa/

Meaning

to hallow, to keep holy, to sanctify

Conjugation

Conjugation of helga (hallow)
Infinitive	att helga	to hallow
Present	helgar	jag helgar
Past	helgade	jag helgade
Supine	helgat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har helgat	jag har helgat
Past perfect	hade helgat	jag hade helgat
Future	ska helga	or: kommer att helga
Conditional	skulle helga	jag skulle helga
Imperative	helga!	a command
Present participle	helgande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	helgad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of helga
Infinitive	helgas
Present	helgas
Past	helgades
Supine	helgats

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 helgar. See the four verb groups explained.

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helga in a sentence

helgat varde ditt namn
hallowed be thy name (Lord's Prayer)
Tänk på vilodagen, så att du helgar den.
Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. (Ten Commandments)

Questions

What does helga mean in English?

helga means “to hallow, to keep holy, to sanctify”.

What is the past tense of helga?

The past tense of helga is helgade (“jag helgade”). The supine is helgat, used in “jag har helgat”.

What is the present tense of helga?

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

Origin

From Old Swedish hælgha, from Old Norse helga, from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną.

Nearby common words

helga is number 2,099 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,095marknad market
2,096pund pound
2,097stuga cottage, cabin
2,098gratulerar congratulations!
2,100knacka knock
2,101snuten the police (considered collectively)
2,102olycklig unhappy, unfortunate
2,103morfar a mother's father; a maternal grandfather

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