avbryta
Meaning
discontinue; terminate; interrupt; break off
In Swedish: få att upphöra, stoppa
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att avbryta | to discontinue |
|---|---|---|
| Present | avbryter | jag avbryter |
| Past | avbröt | jag avbröt |
| Supine | avbrutit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har avbrutit | jag har avbrutit |
| Past perfect | hade avbrutit | jag hade avbrutit |
| Future | ska avbryta | or: kommer att avbryta |
| Conditional | skulle avbryta | jag skulle avbryta |
| Imperative | avbryt! | a command |
| Present participle | avbrytande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | avbruten | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | avbrytas |
|---|---|
| Present | avbryts |
| Past | avbröts |
| Supine | avbrutits |
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 avbryter. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise avbryta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (avbryta). Which is the past tense?
avbryta in a sentence
- experimentet fick avbrytasthe experiment had to be terminated
- vi fortsatte vår avbrutna resawe continued our journey where we had left off
- Avbryt mig inte när jag talar!Don't interrupt while I'm talking!
Questions
What does avbryta mean in English?
avbryta means “discontinue, terminate”.
What is the past tense of avbryta?
The past tense of avbryta is avbröt (“jag avbröt”). The supine is avbrutit, used in “jag har avbrutit”.
What is the present tense of avbryta?
avbryter, the same for every person: jag avbryter, du avbryter, vi avbryter.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish afbryta, equivalent to av- + bryta.
Nearby common words
avbryta is number 1,573 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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