avla
Meaning
beget, breed, engender
In Swedish: producera (avkomma), göra (barn)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att avla | to beget |
|---|---|---|
| Present | avlar | jag avlar |
| Past | avlade | jag avlade |
| Supine | avlat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har avlat | jag har avlat |
| Past perfect | hade avlat | jag hade avlat |
| Future | ska avla | or: kommer att avla |
| Conditional | skulle avla | jag skulle avla |
| Imperative | avla! | a command |
| Present participle | avlande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | avlad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | avlas |
|---|---|
| Present | avlas |
| Past | avlades |
| Supine | avlats |
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 avlar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise avla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (avla). Which is the past tense?
avla in a sentence
- Han avlade fram en våldsammare krokodilHe bred a more violent crocodile
Questions
What does avla mean in English?
avla means “beget, breed, engender”.
What is the past tense of avla?
The past tense of avla is avlade (“jag avlade”). The supine is avlat, used in “jag har avlat”.
What is the present tense of avla?
avlar, the same for every person: jag avlar, du avlar, vi avlar.
Nearby common words
avla is number 9,429 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 9,431isberg iceberg
- 9,432aspirant candidate, applicant
- 9,433feminin feminine
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary