kriga

Swedish

Etymology

krig (“war”) +‎ -a

Verb

kriga (present krigar, preterite krigade, supine krigat, imperative kriga)

1. to make war, to war, to fight (in an actual war, or more broadly)

   Han var en av frivilligsoldaterna som krigade mot diktatorn

   He was one of the war volunteers who fought (in the war against) the dictator

Conjugation

Conjugation of kriga (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	kriga		—
supine	krigat		—
imperative	kriga		—
imper. plural1	krigen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	krigar	krigade	—	—
ind. plural1	kriga	krigade	—	—
subjunctive2	krige	krigade	—	—
present participle		krigande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• bekriga
• krig (“war”)
• krigare (“warrior”)
• redigeringskriga

See also

• strida

References

• kriga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kriga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)