avge
Swedish
editEtymology
editVerb
editavge (present avger, preterite avgav, supine avgett or avgivit, imperative avge)
Usage notes
edit- Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden. The recommendations apply primarily to governmental texts; they may or may not apply to other legal prose.
Conjugation
editConjugation of avge (class 5 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | avge | avges | ||
| Supine | avgett | avgetts | ||
| Imperative | avge | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | avgen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | avger | avgav | avges | avgavs |
| Ind. plural1 | avge | avgåvo | avges | avgåvos |
| Subjunctive2 | avge | avgåve | avges | avgåves |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | avgivande | |||
| Past participle | avgiven | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Conjugation of avgiva (class 5 strong, somewhat dated)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | avgiva | avgivas | ||
| Supine | avgivit | avgivits | ||
| Imperative | avgiv | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | avgiven | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | avgiver | avgav | avgives | avgavs |
| Ind. plural1 | avgiva | avgåvo | avgivas | avgåvos |
| Subjunctive2 | avgive | avgåve | avgives | avgåves |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | avgivande | |||
| Past participle | avgiven | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- avge in Svensk ordbok.