ava
Meaning
to announce a song or radio program at its end
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att ava | to announce a song or radio program at its end |
|---|---|---|
| Present | avar | jag avar |
| Past | avade | jag avade |
| Supine | avat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har avat | jag har avat |
| Past perfect | hade avat | jag hade avat |
| Future | ska ava | or: kommer att ava |
| Conditional | skulle ava | jag skulle ava |
| Imperative | ava! | a command |
| Present participle | avande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | avad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | avas |
|---|---|
| Present | avas |
| Past | avades |
| Supine | avats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use avar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise ava
1 / 2Yesterday I … (ava). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does ava mean in English?
ava means “to announce a song or radio program at its end”.
What is the past tense of ava?
The past tense of ava is avade (“jag avade”). The supine is avat, used in “jag har avat”.
What is the present tense of ava?
avar, the same for every person: jag avar, du avar, vi avar.
Origin
Short for avannonsera
Nearby common words
ava is number 4,552 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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