avvakta
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Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]av- + vakta. Compare Dutch afwachten, Middle Low German afwachten, archaic German abwachten. See also German abwarten.
Verb
[edit]avvakta (present avvaktar, preterite avvaktade, supine avvaktat, imperative avvakta)
- (transitive, intransitive) to wait, to await, to stand by (as opposed to acting, in anticipation of something or to see what happens or the like)
- Vi tänker avvakta och se vad som händer
- We are going to wait and see what happens
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of avvakta (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | avvakta | avvaktas | ||
Supine | avvaktat | avvaktats | ||
Imperative | avvakta | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | avvakten | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | avvaktar | avvaktade | avvaktas | avvaktades |
Ind. plural1 | avvakta | avvaktade | avvaktas | avvaktades |
Subjunctive2 | avvakte | avvaktade | avvaktes | avvaktades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | avvaktande | |||
Past participle | avvaktad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |