svävar

Svävar is the present-tense form of the Swedish verb sväva. Sväva means to hover, float, or drift in the air, but it is also used figuratively for ideas, possibilities, or feelings that seem to linger or remain unsettled. The word can describe physical motion as well as suspended or undecided states.

In everyday language svävar is used in expressions such as sväva över something (to hover above something) or sväva i luften (to be in the air). It can also describe phenomena like clouds or birds moving slowly, and it is common to say thoughts or possibilities svävar i huvudet eller i tankarna svävar omkring.

Grammatical notes: Infinitive sväva; present svävar; past simple svävde; past participle svävt. The present participle is svävande. The form svävar is used for all subjects in the present tense (jag svävar, du svävar, han/hon svävar, vi svävar, ni svävar, de svävar).

Etymology and related forms: sväva is a Germanic-origin verb with cognates in other North Germanic languages (for example Danish svæve and Norwegian sveve). The word appears in old and modern Swedish in both literal and metaphorical contexts.

See also: sväva in Swedish literature and speech discusses both natural phenomena and metaphorical hovering of thoughts or possibilities.