Swedish verb

avge

give off, emit, give

Meaning

give off; emit; give

In Swedish: ge ifrån sig

Conjugation

Conjugation of avge (give off)
Infinitive	att avge	to give off
Present	avger	jag avger
Past	avgav	jag avgav
Supine	avgett	used after har / hade
Perfect	har avgett	jag har avgett
Past perfect	hade avgett	jag hade avgett
Future	ska avge	or: kommer att avge
Conditional	skulle avge	jag skulle avge
Imperative	avge!	a command
Present participle	avgivande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	avgiven	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of avge
Infinitive	avges
Present	avgs
Past	avgavs
Supine	avgetts

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 avger. See the four verb groups explained.

Practise avge

1 / 2

Yesterday I … (avge). Which is the past tense?

avge in a sentence

avge en obehaglig lukt
emit an unpleasant odour
avge ett löfte
give a promise
avge ett vittnesmål
give evidence

Questions

What does avge mean in English?

avge means “give off, emit”.

What is the past tense of avge?

The past tense of avge is avgav (“jag avgav”). The supine is avgett, used in “jag har avgett”.

What is the present tense of avge?

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

Similar words

utsöndra

Origin

av- + ge

Nearby common words

avge is number 5,606 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

5,602laser laser
5,603grek Greek
5,604mentalt mentally
5,605förfärlig terrible, frightful
5,607återkomst return
5,608laptop a laptop
5,609giftermål marriage
5,610rappa plaster

Start today, free

Learn avge in real Swedish, free

Words stick when you hear them used. Complete Swedish Season 1 is 49 short video lessons with a synced transcript, free on the site with no account. A free account saves words like avge to your library and quizzes you on them, plus 7 days of the AI tutor and speaking practice when you confirm your email.

Season 1 free in full: 49 lessons
Synced transcript with English translations
7-day free trial of the AI tutor and speaking practice
Members get the latest season and every new course

Watch lesson 1 free Create a free account

Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary