Swedish verb

avlägga

make, pass (get through) [an examination], give [testimony, etc.]

Meaning

make; pass (get through) [an examination]; give [testimony; etc.]

In Swedish: klara, fullgöra

Conjugation

Conjugation of avlägga (make)
Infinitive	att avlägga	to make
Present	avlägger	jag avlägger
Past	avlade	jag avlade
Supine	avlagt	used after har / hade
Perfect	har avlagt	jag har avlagt
Past perfect	hade avlagt	jag hade avlagt
Future	ska avlägga	or: kommer att avlägga
Conditional	skulle avlägga	jag skulle avlägga
Imperative	avlägg!	a command
Present participle	avläggande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	avlagd	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of avlägga
Infinitive	avläggas
Present	avläggs
Past	avlades
Supine	avlagts

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 avlägger. See the four verb groups explained.

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avlägga in a sentence

hon avlade studentexamen 1935
she graduated from upper secondary school in 1935
avlägga rapport
submit a report
avlägga ett löfte
make a promise
Att avlägga examen
To obtain a degree/graduate
Att avlägga masterexamen
To obtain a master's degree (Also about specific degrees)
Att avlägga ed
To take an oath
Att avlägga ett besök
To perform a visit (formal)

Questions

What does avlägga mean in English?

avlägga means “make, pass (get through) [an examination]”.

What is the past tense of avlägga?

The past tense of avlägga is avlade (“jag avlade”). The supine is avlagt, used in “jag har avlagt”.

What is the present tense of avlägga?

avlägger, the same for every person: jag avlägger, du avlägger, vi avlägger.

Origin

Inherited from Old Norse afleggja.

Nearby common words

avlägga is number 8,496 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

8,492regim regime, government
8,493samfund society, association
8,494jetplan a jet plane
8,495lastrum cargo space (area of a ship for storing freight)
8,497hipp hip (trendy, in)
8,498bestod contained, consisted of
8,499bakslag setback, adversity
8,500tidvatten tide (periodic change of sea level)

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