speja – Swedish verb conjugation

Swedish verb forms of speja

Modern Swedish

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

Infinitivespeja
Presentspejar
Pastspejade
Imperativespeja
Supinespejat

Translations

  • peer, to look with difficulty or as if searching

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    Etymology

    1. fsv. speia; jfr fd. speie (ä. d. speie, speide, d. spejde), nor. speide, fvn. speja; av mlt. speien, spēen, motsv. mnl. spien (nl. spieden), fht. spehōn (mht. spehen, t. spähen), till roten i lat. specere; jfr gr. σκέπτομαι (med omkastning av konsonanterna), ser mig omkring (jfr SKEPSIS), find. spáśati, páśyati, båda: ser; i avljudsförh. till SPÅ o. gr. σκοπεῖν, se (se -SKOP, sbst.2). — Jfr SPEGEL References: 1 2
    2. From Old Swedish speia, from Middle Low German spējen, from Old Saxon *spehōn, from Proto-West Germanic *spehōn, from Proto-Germanic *spehōną. Cognate of Danish speide, German spähen. Doublet of spå. See also origin for spion. See: Proto-Germanic '*spehōną', Danish 'speide', German, old spelling 'spähen'.

    Verbs referencing "speja"

    Danish spejde.

    Cognates

    See the 2 cognates of speja

    Swedish AD ~1900

    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.

    Gerund: spejande

    Indicative

    Present

    jagspejar
    duspejar
    han;honspejar
    vispeja
    nispeja
    despeja

    Perfect

    jaghar spejat
    duhar spejat
    han;honhar spejat
    viha spejat
    niha spejat
    deha spejat

    Past

    jagspejade
    duspejade
    han;honspejade
    vispejade
    nispejade
    despejade

    Pluperfect

    jaghade spejat
    duhade spejat
    han;honhade spejat
    vihade spejat
    nihade spejat
    dehade spejat

    Future

    jagskulle speja
    duskulle speja
    han;honskulle speja
    viskola speja
    niskola speja
    deskola speja

    Future Perfect

    jagskulle ha(va) spejat
    duskulle ha(va) spejat
    han;honskulle ha(va) spejat
    viskola ha(va) spejat
    niskola ha(va) spejat
    deskola ha(va) spejat

    Conjunctive

    Present

    jagmå speja
    dumå speja
    han;honmå speja
    vimå speja
    nimå speja
    demå speja

    Perfect

    jagmå ha(va) spejat
    dumå ha(va) spejat
    han;honmå ha(va) spejat
    vimå ha(va) spejat
    nimå ha(va) spejat
    demå ha(va) spejat

    Past

    jagskulle speja
    duskulle speja
    han;honskulle speja
    viskulle speja
    niskulle speja
    deskulle speja

    Pluperfect

    jagskulle ha(va) spejat
    duskulle ha(va) spejat
    han;honskulle ha(va) spejat
    viskulle ha(va) spejat
    niskulle ha(va) spejat
    deskulle ha(va) spejat

    Conditional

    Present

    jagskulle speja
    duskulle speja
    han;honskulle speja
    viskulle speja
    niskulle speja
    deskulle speja

    Perfect

    jagskulle ha(va) spejat
    duskulle ha(va) spejat
    han;honskulle ha(va) spejat
    viskulle ha(va) spejat
    niskulle ha(va) spejat
    deskulle ha(va) spejat

    Imperative

    duspeja
    viLåt oss speja
    nispeja

    Swedish Dialects of Finland