vore

Definitioner

past subjunctive of vara; were, would be

form-of, past, subjunctive

Exempel

“Vore det val idag skulle oppositionspartierna vinna⟳”

If elections were held today [were it election today], the opposition parties would win

“Det bästa vore ju om vi alla kunde enas⟳ om det här”

It would be best if we could all agree on this, of course

“Det vore trevligt om ni kunde komma⟳!”

It would be nice if you could come!

“Om det ändå vore så”

If only that were the case [If it only/yet were so]

“Jag ville, jag vore i Indialand”

I wished I were in Indialand

“Om du var ett hav vore jag en våg. Om du var himmelen skulle jag ha vingar. Om du var ett regn hade jag var't [varit] hav och land. Om du var musik vore jag en sång. Om du var vidderna ville jag va' [vara⟳] vinden. Men jag skulle inte va' [vara⟳] nånting om du inte fanns.”

[Literally translated for illustration – see the link for a more natural translation] If you were an ocean [sea], were I a wave [or "I were a wave" – subjunctive. "Var jag en våg" sounds wrong the way "I was a wave" does here. The tone is just "I would be a wave"]. If you were the sky, I would have wings. If you were a rain, had I been sea and land [subjunctive, everyday – very common with hade (“had”)]. If you were music, were I a song [or "I were a song" – subjunctive. "Var jag en sång" (I was a song) sounds wrong, like above. The tone is just "I would be a song"]. If you were the plains, I wanted to be the wind [somewhat tersely worded here in Swedish as well]. But I would not be anything if you did not exist.

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