Swedish verb

avfärda

dismiss, repudiate/ˌɑːvˈfɛrda/

Meaning

dismiss; repudiate

In Swedish: visa ifrån sig, tillbakavisa

Conjugation

Conjugation of avfärda (dismiss)
Infinitive	att avfärda	to dismiss
Present	avfärdar	jag avfärdar
Past	avfärdade	jag avfärdade
Supine	avfärdat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har avfärdat	jag har avfärdat
Past perfect	hade avfärdat	jag hade avfärdat
Future	ska avfärda	or: kommer att avfärda
Conditional	skulle avfärda	jag skulle avfärda
Imperative	avfärda!	a command
Present participle	avfärdande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	avfärdad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of avfärda
Infinitive	avfärdas
Present	avfärdas
Past	avfärdades
Supine	avfärdats

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 avfärdar. See the four verb groups explained.

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avfärda in a sentence

avfärda en anklagelse
reject an accusation
Hon avfärdade anklagelserna
She dismissed the accusations

Questions

What does avfärda mean in English?

avfärda means “dismiss, repudiate”.

What is the past tense of avfärda?

The past tense of avfärda is avfärdade (“jag avfärdade”). The supine is avfärdat, used in “jag har avfärdat”.

What is the present tense of avfärda?

avfärdar, the same for every person: jag avfärdar, du avfärdar, vi avfärdar.

Similar words

nobbaavvisa

Origin

av- (“off”) + färda (“tour”)

Nearby common words

avfärda is number 5,889 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

5,885komedi comedy
5,886mutor bribes
5,887befriad liberated, exempt
5,888bereda prepare, get ready
5,890donation donation
5,891frälsning salvation
5,892behå brassiere, bra
5,893fullkomligt completely, perfectly

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