avleda
Meaning
divert, draw (drain) off
In Swedish: föra åt annat håll
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att avleda | to divert |
|---|---|---|
| Present | avleder | jag avleder |
| Past | avledde | jag avledde |
| Supine | avlett | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har avlett | jag har avlett |
| Past perfect | hade avlett | jag hade avlett |
| Future | ska avleda | or: kommer att avleda |
| Conditional | skulle avleda | jag skulle avleda |
| Imperative | avled! | a command |
| Present participle | avledande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | avledd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | avledas |
|---|---|
| Present | avleds |
| Past | avleddes |
| Supine | avletts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use avleder. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise avleda
1 / 2Yesterday I … (avleda). Which is the past tense?
avleda in a sentence
- avleda en persons uppmärksamhetdivert sby's attention
- taskspelaren sökte avleda åskådarnas uppmärksamhetthe jester sought to divert the spectators' attention
Questions
What does avleda mean in English?
avleda means “divert, draw (drain) off”.
What is the past tense of avleda?
The past tense of avleda is avledde (“jag avledde”). The supine is avlett, used in “jag har avlett”.
What is the present tense of avleda?
avleder, the same for every person: jag avleder, du avleder, vi avleder.
Similar words
Origin
From av- + leda, like German ableiten.
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