marschera

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French marcher. By surface analysis, marsch +‎ -era. Cognate of Danish marchere, German marschieren.

Verb

marschera (present marscherar, preterite marscherade, supine marscherat, imperative marschera)

1. to march (walk with rhythmic strides, often in step with others, as a soldier does)
   • 1968, Lasse Berghagen, Benny Andersson, “Sagan om lilla Sofi [The Story of Little Sofi]”‎^[1]performed by Hep Stars:

     Då hörs en sång. Då syns ett moln av damm. En liten soldat marscherar vägen fram. Han har byxor med revär, och han har ett stort gevär. Han marscherar så kavat, en liten, stor soldat.

     Then a song is heard. Then a cloud of dust is seen [or "appears" or the like – literally translated]. A little soldier marches down the road [marches the road forth]. He has trousers with stripes [stripe – singular here, but could also be plural], and he has a big rifle. He marches with such pluck [marches so pluckily], a little, great soldier.

Conjugation

Conjugation of marschera (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	marschera		marscheras
supine	marscherat		marscherats
imperative	marschera		—
imper. plural1	marscheren		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	marscherar	marscherade	marscheras	marscherades
ind. plural1	marschera	marscherade	marscheras	marscherades
subjunctive2	marschere	marscherade	marscheres	marscherades
present participle		marscherande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• marsch

See also

• taktfast

References

• “marschera”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “marschera”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “marschera”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)