halvera

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

halvera (present tense halverer, past tense halverte, past participle halvert, passive infinitive halverast, present participle halverande, imperative halver)

1. to halve; to cut into halves

References

• “halvera” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German halveren or German halbieren, equivalent to halv +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

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Verb

halvera (present halverar, preterite halverade, supine halverat, imperative halvera)

1. to halve

   halvera kostnaden

   halve the cost

2. to divide in half

Conjugation

Conjugation of halvera (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	halvera		halveras
Supine	halverat		halverats
Imperative	halvera		—
Imper. plural1	halveren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	halverar	halverade	halveras	halverades
Ind. plural1	halvera	halverade	halveras	halverades
Subjunctive2	halvere	halverade	halveres	halverades
	Participles
Present participle	halverande
Past participle	halverad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• halva
• halvering

References

• halvera in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• halvera in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• halvera in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)