svänger

Svänger is a Swedish verb form derived from the verb svänga, meaning to swing, to turn, or to sway. In everyday use, svänger is the present tense third-person singular form, as in “Bilen svänger vänster vid nästa korsning” (“The car turns left at the next intersection”). The infinitive is svänga; other forms include jag svänger (I turn), du svänger (you turn), and han/hon svänger (he/she turns). The past tense is svängde, and the past participle or supine is svängt, used in perfect tenses such as “har svängt.” A present participle form is svängande.

Svänger also appears in noun phrases and can express a physical motion, for example “Flaggan svänger i vinden” (the flag flaps/swings in the wind) and “trädet svänger i vinden” (the tree sways in the wind). The core sense centers on changing direction or moving back and forth.

Etymology and related forms: svänga is of Germanic origin, with cognates in other Scandinavian languages. Related infinitives include Norwegian svinge and Danish svinge, reflecting a common Germanic root for bending, turning, or swinging. The related noun sväng means a bend, turn, or swing, and the verb forms extend from the same stem.

Usage notes: svänga and its forms are common in both literal and figurative contexts involving movement, turning, or changing direction. The form svänger is specifically the present tense for “he/she/it turns” or “it sways,” and is one of several conjugation patterns typical of standard Swedish verbs ending in -änga.