avgå
Meaning
resign; retire; leave; start; depart
In Swedish: lämna sin tjänst
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att avgå | to resign |
|---|---|---|
| Present | avgår | jag avgår |
| Past | avgick | jag avgick |
| Supine | avgått | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har avgått | jag har avgått |
| Past perfect | hade avgått | jag hade avgått |
| Future | ska avgå | or: kommer att avgå |
| Conditional | skulle avgå | jag skulle avgå |
| Imperative | avgå! | a command |
| Present participle | avgående | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | avgången | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | avgås |
|---|---|
| Present | avgås |
| Past | avgicks |
| Supine | avgåtts |
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 avgår. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise avgå
1 / 2Yesterday I … (avgå). Which is the past tense?
avgå in a sentence
- regeringen tvingades avgåthe Government was forced to resign
- han avgår med pension nästa århe'll be retiring on a pension next year
- tåget avgår från Göteborg 11.50the train leaves Göteborg at 11:50
- Presidenten vägrade avgå efter skandalen.The president refused to resign after the scandal.
- Tåget mot Malmö avgår klockan 13 från spår 11.The train for Malmö departs at 13:00 from track 11.
Questions
What does avgå mean in English?
avgå means “resign, retire”.
What is the past tense of avgå?
The past tense of avgå is avgick (“jag avgick”). The supine is avgått, used in “jag har avgått”.
What is the present tense of avgå?
avgår, the same for every person: jag avgår, du avgår, vi avgår.
Similar words
Origin
From av- + gå, like German abgehen, English go off.
Nearby common words
avgå is number 3,709 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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