kontrahera
Swedish
Etymology
Cognate with German kontrahieren, from Latin contrahere (to contract), used in Swedish since 1633.
Verb
kontrahera (present kontraherar, preterite kontraherade, supine kontraherat, imperative kontrahera)
- (medicine, linguistics) to contract, to shrink, to shorten, to abridge
- (law, business) to contract, to enter a contract with, to sign an agreement
- (obsolete, medicine) to contract, to acquire (an illness)
Conjugation
Conjugation of kontrahera (weak)
| Active | Passive | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | kontrahera | kontraheras |
| Present tense | kontraherar | kontraheras |
| Past tense | kontraherade | kontraherades |
| Supine | kontraherat | kontraherats |
| Imperative | kontrahera | — |
| Present participle | kontraherande | |
| Past participle | kontraherad | |
Related terms
- kontrahent
- kontrahering
- kontraktion
See also
- attrahera
- kontrakt
- kontraktera
- kontraktil
- kontraktur
- trakt
References
- kontrahera in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
- kontrahera in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
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