meritera
Swedish
Etymology
Verb
meritera (present meriterar, preterite meriterade, supine meriterat, imperative meritera)
- to make (someone) (more) qualified (especially for a job, position, or the like), to qualify (someone)
- Att ha arbetat i kök tidigare är meriterande
- Having worked in a kitchen before is an advantage (makes someone more likely to qualify for the job)
- (reflexive) to make oneself more qualified, like above
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | meritera | meriteras | ||
| supine | meriterat | meriterats | ||
| imperative | meritera | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | meriteren | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | meriterar | meriterade | meriteras | meriterades |
| ind. plural1 | meritera | meriterade | meriteras | meriterades |
| subjunctive2 | meritere | meriterade | meriteres | meriterades |
| present participle | meriterande | |||
| past participle | meriterad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.