erövras

Erövras is the present passive form of the Swedish verb erövra, meaning to conquer or to capture. It denotes that the subject is being conquered by someone else. The form is common in historical writing, news reports about battles, and literary narration in Swedish.

Conjugation and related forms: Infinitive erövra; present erövrar; past erövrade; supine erövat. In the passive voice: erövras (present), erövrades (past). The word originates from the verb erövra, with cognates in German erobern, Danish erobre, Dutch eroberen, reflecting shared Germanic roots.

Usage notes: In Swedish, the agent is often introduced with av: erövras av fienden. Passive constructions emphasize the event rather than the agent. The term appears in historical accounts of conquests, military reports, and fiction.

See also: erövring (conquest), erövrare (conqueror), erövra (to conquer).