oroa

Swedish

Etymology

oro +‎ -a

Pronunciation

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Verb

oroa (present oroar, preterite oroade, supine oroat, imperative oroa)

1. to worry (someone)
2. (reflexive) to worry

Usage notes

"Oroa inte!" means "Don't worry (some unspecified party)!" (and so would be a rare thing to say). "Don't worry!" in the usual sense is expressed as "Oroa dig inte!" Compare "Worry yourself not!"

Conjugation

Conjugation of oroa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	oroa		oroas
supine	oroat		oroats
imperative	oroa		—
imper. plural1	oroen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	oroar	oroade	oroas	oroades
ind. plural1	oroa	oroade	oroas	oroades
subjunctive2	oroe	oroade	oroes	oroades
present participle		oroande
past participle		oroad

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

Related terms

• orolig
• orolighet

References

• oroa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• oroa sig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• oroa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• oroa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)