kära

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kara"

Estonian

Noun

kära (genitive kära, partitive kära)

1. noise, uproar, hubbub

   Synonyms: lärm, kisa, müra

Declension

Declension of kära (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kära	kärad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kära
genitive			kärade
partitive		kära	kärasid
illative		kärra kärasse	käradesse
inessive		käras	kärades
elative		kärast	käradest
allative		kärale	käradele
adessive		käral	käradel
ablative		käralt	käradelt
translative		käraks	käradeks
terminative		kärani	käradeni
essive		kärana	käradena
abessive		kärata	käradeta
comitative		käraga	käradega

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕɛːˌra/
• Homophone: tjära

Adjective

kära

1. inflection of kär:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Verb

kära (present kärar, preterite kärade, supine kärat, imperative kära)

1. to sue, to indict, to petition
2. (colloquial) to fall in love (in the expression: kära ner sig)

   Synonym: förälska sig

Conjugation

Conjugation of kära (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	kära		—
Supine	kärat		—
Imperative	kära		—
Imper. plural1	kären		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	kärar	kärade	—	—
Ind. plural1	kära	kärade	—	—
Subjunctive2	käre	kärade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	kärande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• käran
• käromål

References

• kära in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• Kära in Wessely's Swedish-English Dictionary (c. 1880s)

Anagrams

• räka