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styra
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Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
styra n
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
styra n
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Verb
styra (present tense styrer, past tense styrte, past participle styrt, passive infinitive styrast, present participle styrande, imperative styr)
- to govern, to rule
- Det er regjeringa som styrer landet.
- It is the government that governs the country.
- to guide, to pilot, to steer
- Kapteinen sjølv styrte skipet.
- The captain himself steered the ship.
- to control
- Me må styra denne utviklinga.
- We have to control this development.
Derived terms
References
- “styra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse stýra, from Proto-Germanic *stiurijaną.
Verb
stȳra
Conjugation
Descendants
- Swedish: styra
Polish
Pronunciation
Verb
styra
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish stȳra, from Old Norse stýra, from Proto-Germanic *stiurijaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
styra (present styr, preterite styrde, supine styrt, imperative styr)
- govern, rule, control
- Denna regering har styrt landet under de senaste tre åren.
- This government has been ruling the country for the last three years.
- steer, navigate, direct
- Han styrde bilen in i garaget.
- He steered the car into the garage.
- Jag skulle vilja styra in diskussionen på din senaste bok.
- I would like to steer the discussion towards your latest book.
- (grammar) to govern; to require that a certain grammatical case, preposition etc. be used with a word
Conjugation
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
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