böra
Nias
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Malay beras, ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editböra
- rice (husked raw grain)
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish böra, from Old Norse byrja (“to befit”), from Proto-Germanic *gaburjaną.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editböra (present bör, preterite borde, supine bort, imperative bör)
Usage notes
editBöra indicates a recommendation or probability, or obligation perceived from the point of the speaker. This differs from måste which signifies an absolute requirement or even force. The difference between present tense bör and past tense borde is not so much of tense, but of the strength of the request. Borde is less strong and perceived as more polite, and is more like making a suggestion that the subject is free to ignore. In the case of statements of reality such as "Det borde fungera", borde indicates more uncertainty than bör; the speaker is not sure if it will work, but believes it will.
Conjugation
editActive | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | böra | — | ||
Supine | bort | — | ||
Imperative | bör | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | bören | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | bör | borde | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | böra | borde | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | böre | borde | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | börande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- böra in Svensk ordbok.
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