inleda

Swedish

From in- +‎ leda.

inleda (present inleder, preterite inledde, supine inlett, imperative inled)

to begin, to introduce, to open
Boken inleds med ett kapitel om papperstillverkningens historia.
The book is introduced by a chapter on the history of paper making.
(more rarely) to lead (onto a path or the like, usually figuratively)
Synonym: leda in

... och inled oss icke i frestelse ...
... and lead us not into temptation ...

Conjugation of inleda (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	inleda		inledas
Supine	inlett		inletts
Imperative	inled		—
Imper. plural¹	inleden		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	inleder	inledde	inleds, inledes	inleddes
Ind. plural¹	inleda	inledde	inledas	inleddes
Subjunctive²	inlede	inledde	inledes	inleddes
	Participles
Present participle	inledande
Past participle	inledd
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.