drista
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish drista, from Old Swedish drister; see dristig (“bold, daring”). Compare Danish driste.
Verb
drista (present dristar, preterite dristade, supine dristat, imperative drista)
- dare
- han dristar sig att fråga
- he dares to ask
Usage notes
Typically used reflexively, together with sig.
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | drista | — | ||
| supine | dristat | — | ||
| imperative | drista | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | dristen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | dristar | dristade | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | drista | dristade | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | driste | dristade | — | — |
| present participle | dristande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
References
- drista in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- drista in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- drista in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)