avlyssna
Meaning
monitor; bug; listen to
In Swedish: lyssna (i hemlighet) på
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att avlyssna | to monitor |
|---|---|---|
| Present | avlyssnar | jag avlyssnar |
| Past | avlyssnade | jag avlyssnade |
| Supine | avlyssnat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har avlyssnat | jag har avlyssnat |
| Past perfect | hade avlyssnat | jag hade avlyssnat |
| Future | ska avlyssna | or: kommer att avlyssna |
| Conditional | skulle avlyssna | jag skulle avlyssna |
| Imperative | avlyssna! | a command |
| Present participle | avlyssnande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | avlyssnad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | avlyssnas |
|---|---|
| Present | avlyssnas |
| Past | avlyssnades |
| Supine | avlyssnats |
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 avlyssnar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise avlyssna
1 / 2Yesterday I … (avlyssna). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does avlyssna mean in English?
avlyssna means “monitor, bug”.
What is the past tense of avlyssna?
The past tense of avlyssna is avlyssnade (“jag avlyssnade”). The supine is avlyssnat, used in “jag har avlyssnat”.
What is the present tense of avlyssna?
avlyssnar, the same for every person: jag avlyssnar, du avlyssnar, vi avlyssnar.
Origin
av- + lyssna
Nearby common words
avlyssna is number 4,168 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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