meritera

Swedish

Etymology

merit +‎ -era

Verb

meritera (present meriterar, preterite meriterade, supine meriterat, imperative meritera)

  1. 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)
  2. (reflexive) to make oneself more qualified, like above

Conjugation

Conjugation of meritera (weak)
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.

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