deras

deras

1. second-person singular pluperfect indicative of dar

• IPA^(key): [d̪əˈras]
• Hyphenation: dê‧ras
• Rhymes: -as

From Malay deras, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəʀəs (“swift flowing”). Compare Tagalog dalás (“frequency”).

deras

1. heavy (of rate of flow)

deras

1. Alternative spelling of daras

Onomatopoeic.

deras

1. the sound of something being poured.

deras

1. second-person singular pluperfect indicative of dar

• thera, theras, dheras (archaic/obsolete)

From Old Swedish þēra, from Old Norse þeirra, with the -s added in analogy with other genitive forms, specifically the masculine/neuter singular -s. Further from Proto-Germanic *þaizǫ̂, genitive plural of *sa, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tóysoHom, masculine/neuter genitive plural of Proto-Indo-European *só.

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deras

1. their; belonging to them

   När grannarna är bortresta, vaktar jag deras hund

   When the neighbors are traveling, I tend their dog

Note the difference to sin:

När grannarna åker bort tar de med sig sin hund = When the neighbors travel, they bring their (own) dog.

That is, use sin if the subject of the sentence are the ones possessing something; deras otherwise.

• deras in Svensk ordbok.

• redas