anhålla
Meaning
request; ask; apply for; take into custody, arrest, apprehend, detain
In Swedish: be, begära
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att anhålla | to request |
|---|---|---|
| Present | anhåller | jag anhåller |
| Past | anhöll | jag anhöll |
| Supine | anhållit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har anhållit | jag har anhållit |
| Past perfect | hade anhållit | jag hade anhållit |
| Future | ska anhålla | or: kommer att anhålla |
| Conditional | skulle anhålla | jag skulle anhålla |
| Imperative | anhåll! | a command |
| Present participle | anhållande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | anhållen | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | anhållas |
|---|---|
| Present | anhålls |
| Past | anhölls |
| Supine | anhållits |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use anhåller. See the four verb groups explained.
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1 / 2Yesterday I … (anhålla). Which is the past tense?
anhålla in a sentence
- anhålla om tillståndrequest permission
- mannen har anhållits som misstänkt för bedrägerithe man has been arrested on suspicion of fraud
- den anhållnethe person under arrest, the detainee
Questions
What does anhålla mean in English?
anhålla means “request, ask”.
What is the past tense of anhålla?
The past tense of anhålla is anhöll (“jag anhöll”). The supine is anhållit, used in “jag har anhållit”.
What is the present tense of anhålla?
anhåller, the same for every person: jag anhåller, du anhåller, vi anhåller.
Origin
Borrowed from Middle Low German anholden, equivalent to an- + hålla.
Nearby common words
anhålla is number 4,759 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 4,761övernaturlig supernatural
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- 4,763avancera advance
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