förent

See also: forent

Swedish

Etymology

past participle of förena.

Adjective

förent

  1. united

Usage notes

  • The form förenad is far more frequent. Both are past participles of the same verb, but förenta is a little more antiquated. It is used in the names Förenta staterna (the United States) and Förenta nationerna (the United Nations)

Declension

Inflection of förent
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular förent
Neuter singular förent
Plural förenta
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 förente
All förenta
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
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