inleda
Swedish
Etymology
Verb
inleda (present inleder, preterite inledde, supine inlett, imperative inled)
- to begin, to introduce, to open
- Boken inleds med ett kapitel om papperstillverkningens historia.
- The book is introduced by a chapter on the history of paper making.
- (more rarely) to lead (onto a path or the like, usually figuratively)
- Synonym: leda in
- ... och inled oss icke i frestelse ...
- ... and lead us not into temptation ...
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | inleda | inledas | ||
| supine | inlett | inletts | ||
| imperative | inled | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | inleden | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | inleder | inledde | inleds, inledes | inleddes |
| ind. plural1 | inleda | inledde | inledas | inleddes |
| subjunctive2 | inlede | inledde | inledes | inleddes |
| present participle | inledande | |||
| past participle | inledd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
References
- inleda in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- inleda in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- inleda in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)