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# to [[wash]], to [[clean]] (clean with water (or another solvent, and often soap or detergent)) |
# {{lb|sv|sometimes with {{m|sv|av||off}}}} to [[wash]], to [[clean]] (clean with water (or another solvent, and often soap or detergent) – normally not of washing dishes, see usage notes) |
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#: {{ux|sv|Han '''tvättade''' kläderna|He '''washed''' the clothes}} |
#: {{ux|sv|Han '''tvättade''' kläderna|He '''washed''' the clothes}} |
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#: {{ux|sv|en {{l|sv|tvättmaskin|'''tvätt'''maskin}}|a '''washing''' machine [Could be seen as deriving from {{m|sv|tvätt}} as well]}} |
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#: {{ux|sv|Hon '''tvättade''' händerna|She '''washed''' her hands}} |
#: {{ux|sv|Hon '''tvättade''' händerna|She '''washed''' her hands}} |
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#: {{ux|sv|'''tvätta''' {{l|sv|altanen}}|'''wash''' the deck}} |
#: {{ux|sv|'''tvätta''' {{l|sv|altanen}}|'''wash''' the deck}} |
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#: {{ux|sv|{{l|sv|kemtvätta|kem'''tvätta'''}} mattan|dry clean [chem-'''wash'''] the carpet}} |
#: {{ux|sv|{{l|sv|kemtvätta|kem'''tvätta'''}} mattan|dry clean [chem-'''wash'''] the carpet}} |
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## to [[launder]] |
## to [[launder]] |
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# {{lb|sv|reflexive}} to [[wash]], to [[clean]] (oneself) |
# {{lb|sv|sometimes with {{m|sv|av||off}}|reflexive}} to [[wash]], to [[clean]] (oneself) |
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#: {{ux|sv|Katter '''tvättar''' sig genom att slicka pälsen|Cats '''clean''' themselves by licking their fur}} |
#: {{ux|sv|Katter '''tvättar''' sig genom att slicka pälsen|Cats '''clean''' themselves by licking their fur}} |
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# to [[launder]] (money) |
# to [[launder]] (money) |
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* {{l|sv|kemtvätta||dry clean}} |
* {{l|sv|kemtvätta||dry clean}} |
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* {{l|sv|handtvätta}} |
* {{l|sv|handtvätta}} |
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* {{l|sv|tvättmaskin||washing machine}} |
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* {{l|sv|tvättmedel||detergent}} |
* {{l|sv|tvättmedel||detergent}} |
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* {{l|sv|diska}} |
* {{l|sv|diska}} |
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* {{l|sv|rengöra||clean}} |
* {{l|sv|rengöra||clean}} |
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* {{l|sv|spola}} |
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* {{l|sv|stryka||iron}} |
* {{l|sv|stryka||iron}} |
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* {{l|sv|städa||clean, tidy}} |
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===References=== |
===References=== |
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Latest revision as of 13:21, 28 July 2024
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse þváttr, from Proto-Germanic *þwahtuz, from the root of the verb þvá.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]tvätta (present tvättar, preterite tvättade, supine tvättat, imperative tvätta)
- (sometimes with av (“off”)) to wash, to clean (clean with water (or another solvent, and often soap or detergent) – normally not of washing dishes, see usage notes)
- Han tvättade kläderna
- He washed the clothes
- en tvättmaskin
- a washing machine [Could be seen as deriving from tvätt as well]
- Hon tvättade händerna
- She washed her hands
- tvätta altanen
- wash the deck
- kemtvätta mattan
- dry clean [chem-wash] the carpet
- to launder
- (sometimes with av (“off”), reflexive) to wash, to clean (oneself)
- Katter tvättar sig genom att slicka pälsen
- Cats clean themselves by licking their fur
- to launder (money)
- tvätta pengar
- launder money
Usage notes
[edit]Tvätta can be used whenever something is cleaned with water (or another solvent), with one exception: Diska is used for washing dishes.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of tvätta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | tvätta | tvättas | ||
| Supine | tvättat | tvättats | ||
| Imperative | tvätta | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | tvätten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | tvättar | tvättade | tvättas | tvättades |
| Ind. plural1 | tvätta | tvättade | tvättas | tvättades |
| Subjunctive2 | tvätte | tvättade | tvättes | tvättades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | tvättande | |||
| Past participle | tvättad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
[edit]- kemtvätta (“dry clean”)
- handtvätta
- tvättmaskin (“washing machine”)
- tvättmedel (“detergent”)
Related terms
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[edit]References
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