äga
äga as a verb
Meaning
own
In Swedish: ha rätt till och förfoga över
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att äga | to own |
|---|---|---|
| Present | äger | jag äger |
| Past | ägde | jag ägde |
| Supine | ägt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har ägt | jag har ägt |
| Past perfect | hade ägt | jag hade ägt |
| Future | ska äga | or: kommer att äga |
| Conditional | skulle äga | jag skulle äga |
| Imperative | äg! | a command |
| Present participle | ägande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | ägd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | ägas |
|---|---|
| Present | ägs |
| Past | ägdes |
| Supine | ägts |
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 äger. See the four verb groups explained.
äga as a noun(en äga)
Meaning
grounds; estate
In Swedish: område med mark som tillhör en gård
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en äga |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | ägan |
| Plural, indefinite | ägor |
| Plural, definite | ägorna |
äga is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor äga, den stora ägan. Check another noun
Practise äga
1 / 2Yesterday I … (äga). Which is the past tense?
äga in a sentence
- han ägde en stor förmögenhethe had a large fortune
- ägorna sträckte sig ända ner till havetthe estates reached all the way to the sea
- i någons ägoin one's possession
Expressions
- valet äger rum i marsthe elections take place in March
- det äger nog sin riktighetit's quite correct
Questions
What does äga mean in English?
äga means “own”.
Is it en äga or ett äga?
It is en äga, and “the grounds” is ägan.
What is the plural of äga?
The plural of äga is ägor, and the definite plural is ägorna.
What is the past tense of äga?
The past tense of äga is ägde (“jag ägde”). The supine is ägt, used in “jag har ägt”.
What is the present tense of äga?
äger, the same for every person: jag äger, du äger, vi äger.
Similar words
innehavabesittainneha
Origin
From Old Swedish ǣgha, from Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aigǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *eik-.
Nearby common words
äga is number 887 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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