binda samman
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
binda (“bind”) + samman (“together”)
Verb
binda samman (present binder samman, preterite band samman, supine bundit samman, imperative bind samman)
- to bind together, (often) to connect
- Kvarkarna binds samman av den starka kraften
- The quarks are bound together by the strong force
- Städerna binds samman av en motorväg
- The cities are connected by a highway
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | binda samman | bindas samman | ||
| supine | bundit samman | bundits samman | ||
| imperative | bind samman | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | binden samman | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | binder samman | band samman | binds samman, bindes samman | bands samman |
| ind. plural1 | binda samman | bundo samman | bindas samman | bundos samman |
| subjunctive2 | binde samman | bunde samman | bindes samman | bundes samman |
| present participle | sammanbindande | |||
| past participle | sammanbunden | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.