driva
French
editPronunciation
editVerb
editdriva
- third-person singular past historic of driver
Norwegian Nynorsk
editAlternative forms
edit- drive (e and split infinitives)
Etymology
editFrom Old Norse drífa, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”). Compare with Swedish driva, Icelandic drífa, English drive, Dutch drijven, German treiben.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editdriva (present tense driv, past tense dreiv, supine drive, past participle driven, present participle drivande, imperative driv)
- to drive, move (e.g. a herd of cattle)
- Han driv saueflokken framfor seg.
- He drives the herd of sheep in front of him.
- to propel
- Ein bensinmotor driv bilen.
- A petrol engine propels the car.
- to run (e.g. a business)
- Dei dreiv firmaet saman.
- They ran the company together.
- to wander aimlessly
- Ungdommane driv rundt i byen.
- The young people wander around town.
- to do, occupy oneself with something.
- Eg driv mykje med strikking.
- I do a lot of knitting.
- to be adrift, (float at random)
- Etter at motoren svikta, dreiv skipet på havet.
- After the engine failed, the ship was adrift on the ocean.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “driva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Frisian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *drīban, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”).
Verb
editdrīva
Inflection
editinfinitive | drīva | |
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indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | drīve | drēf |
2nd person singular | drīvest, drīvst | drēfest, drēfst |
3rd person singular | drīveth, drīvth | drēf |
plural | drīvath | driven |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | drīve | drive |
plural | drīve, drīven | drive, driven |
imperative | present | |
singular | drīv | |
plural | drīveth | |
participle | present | past |
drīvande | edriven, driven |
Descendants
editOld Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse drífa, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną.
Verb
editdrīva
Conjugation
editDescendants
edit- Swedish: driva
Slovene
editVerb
editdriva
Swedish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse drífa f, derived from the verb.
Noun
editdriva c
Declension
editEtymology 2
editFrom Old Swedish drīva, from Old Norse drífa, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”). Compare Danish and Norwegian drive, Icelandic drífa, English drive, Frisian driuwe, Dutch drijven, German treiben.
Verb
editdriva (present driver, preterite drev, supine drivit, imperative driv)
- to drive; compel
- De drevs ut ur staden
- They were driven out of the city
- Hon drivs av hat mot samhället
- She is driven by hatred of society
- to drift; wander about (driva runt/driva omkring)
- to operate, run (a company, campaign etc.)
- (intransitive, transitive with med (“with”)) to make fun of, to mess with, to take the piss, to tease (have fun at the expense of someone, make fun of something)
- Driver du med mig?
- Are you making fun of me / taking the piss / (when expressing disbelief) kidding me?
- Han bara driver
- He's just taking the piss
- driva med något
- make fun of / take the piss out of something
Usage notes
edit- Köra (“drive”) or åka (“go”) is used for driving a vehicle.
- "Take the piss" is often a good match for meaning in (sense 4), though driva is not vulgar.
Conjugation
editActive | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | driva | drivas | ||
Supine | drivit | drivits | ||
Imperative | driv | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | driven | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | driver | drev | drivs, drives | drevs |
Ind. plural1 | driva | drevo | drivas | drevos |
Subjunctive2 | drive | dreve | drives | dreves |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | drivande | |||
Past participle | driven | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | drifva | drifvas | ||
Supine | drifvit | drifvits | ||
Imperative | drif | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | drifven | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | drifver | dref | drifs, drifves | drefs |
Ind. plural1 | drifva | drefvo | drifvas | drefvos |
Subjunctive2 | drifve | drefve | drifves | drefves |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | drifvande | |||
Past participle | drifven | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
editSee also
editReferences
edit- driva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- driva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- driva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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