In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.
All Forms
| Infinitive | helga |
| Present | helgar |
| Past | helgade |
| Imperative | helga |
| Supine | helgat |
Verbs conjugated like 'helga'
abalienera,
abandonnera,
abbreviera,
abdikera,
abila,
ablaktera,
abonnera,
abortera,
abradera,
absentera,
absolvera,
absorbera,
abstrahera,
accedera,
accelerera,
accentera,
accentuera,
acceptera,
accisera,
acklimatisera, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'helga'
hela,
helna,
ohelga,
bälga,
dega,
dejga,
dela,
delge,
delta,
egga,
Translations
venerate, To treat with great respect and deference
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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helgat varde ditt namn (hallowed be thy name (Lord's Prayer))
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Tänk på vilodagen, så att du helgar den. (Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. (Ten Commandments))
Additional Information
Etymology
1. fsv. hälgha; avledn. till HELIG 2
, 3
; jfr d.
hellige, isl. helga, t.
heiligen References:
1
2. From Old Swedish hælgha, from Old Norse helga, from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną. See: Proto-Germanic '
*hailagōną'.
Cognates
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Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below
show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.