Swedish verb

viga

marry, dedicate/²viːɡa/

Meaning

marry; dedicate

In Swedish: förrätta vigsel mellan

Conjugation

Conjugation of viga (marry)
Infinitive	att viga	to marry
Present	viger	jag viger
Past	vigde	jag vigde
Supine	vigt	used after har / hade
Perfect	har vigt	jag har vigt
Past perfect	hade vigt	jag hade vigt
Future	ska viga	or: kommer att viga
Conditional	skulle viga	jag skulle viga
Imperative	vig!	a command
Present participle	vigande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	vigd	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of viga
Infinitive	vigas
Present	vigs
Past	vigdes
Supine	vigts

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 viger. See the four verb groups explained.

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Yesterday I … (viga). Which is the past tense?

viga in a sentence

paret vigdes borgerligt
the couple had a civil wedding
viga sitt liv åt litteraturen
devote (dedicate) one's life to literature
han vigdes till präst
he was ordained a priest
Han har vigt sitt liv åt att hjälpa andra.
He has devoted his life to helping others.

Questions

What does viga mean in English?

viga means “marry, dedicate”.

What is the past tense of viga?

The past tense of viga is vigde (“jag vigde”). The supine is vigt, used in “jag har vigt”.

What is the present tense of viga?

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

Origin

From Old Swedish vīghia, from Old Norse vígja, from Proto-Germanic *wīhijaną.

Nearby common words

viga is number 6,696 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

6,691likaså likewise
6,692medverka contribute, take part
6,694överbord overboard (over the gunwale/railing)
6,695omtyckt popular
6,697gled slid, glided
6,698avklarat finished
6,699avvika differ, diverge
6,700värk ache, labour pains

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