flyga

Flyga is a Swedish verb meaning to fly, i.e., to move through the air or travel by air using an aircraft. It covers flight by humans and animals and is used in both literal and figurative contexts. In everyday speech it describes travel plans or statements about birds and airplanes, for example Jag flyger till Stockholm imorgon (I am flying to Stockholm tomorrow) and en fågel som flyger.

Grammar and forms: Flyga is a strong, irregular verb. Principal parts are infinitive flyga, present flyger, past flög, and past participle/fluent form flugit. The present participle is flygande, and the imperative is flyg. The perfect tense is formed with har or hade plus flugit, as in Hon har flugit över Atlanten (She has flown across the Atlantic).

Etymology and related forms: The verb derives from Old Norse fljúga and is cognate with Danish flyve and Norwegian flyge, all from Proto-Germanic roots for flying. The noun fluga denotes the insect fly and is historically related but distinct from the verb.

Usage and derivations: In addition to describing travel, flyga appears in many collocations such as flyga över (to fly over) and flyga igen (to fly again). The word also figures in compound terms like flygplats (airport) and flygbolag (airline). Understanding the verb’s forms is essential for correct tense and aspect in Swedish.

See also: Fluga (the insect), Flyg (flight), Flygplats, Flygbolag.