avlida
Meaning
pass away (on); die
In Swedish: dö
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att avlida | to pass away |
|---|---|---|
| Present | avlider | jag avlider |
| Past | avled | jag avled |
| Supine | avlidit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har avlidit | jag har avlidit |
| Past perfect | hade avlidit | jag hade avlidit |
| Future | ska avlida | or: kommer att avlida |
| Conditional | skulle avlida | jag skulle avlida |
| Imperative | avlid! | a command |
| Present participle | avlidande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | avliden | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | avlidas |
|---|---|
| Present | avlids |
| Past | avleds |
| Supine | avlidits |
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 avlider. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise avlida
1 / 2Yesterday I … (avlida). Which is the past tense?
avlida in a sentence
- han avled vid 93 års ålderhe died at the age of ninety-three
- den avlidne författarenthe recently deceased author
Questions
What does avlida mean in English?
avlida means “pass away (on), die”.
What is the past tense of avlida?
The past tense of avlida is avled (“jag avled”). The supine is avlidit, used in “jag har avlidit”.
What is the present tense of avlida?
avlider, the same for every person: jag avlider, du avlider, vi avlider.
Similar words
dögå bort
Origin
From Old Swedish aflīþa, equivalent to av- + lida.
Nearby common words
avlida is number 9,599 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 9,595kortspel card game (any of very many games played with playing cards)
- 9,596svina to behave like a swine (contemptible person), often of rude, indecent behavior or making a mess
- 9,597oskuldsfull innocent (free from immorality), (sometimes) naive (through assuming too much good of people, due to lack of life experience or otherwise)
- 9,598busa be up to mischief
- 9,600hack cut, notch
- 9,601lösen ransom, password
- 9,602katoliker catholics
- 9,603gudomligt divinely
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