avråda
Meaning
advise (warn) against
In Swedish: råda någon att avstå (från en handling)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att avråda | to advise |
|---|---|---|
| Present | avråder | jag avråder |
| Past | avrådde | jag avrådde |
| Supine | avrått | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har avrått | jag har avrått |
| Past perfect | hade avrått | jag hade avrått |
| Future | ska avråda | or: kommer att avråda |
| Conditional | skulle avråda | jag skulle avråda |
| Imperative | avråd! | a command |
| Present participle | avrådande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | avrådd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | avrådas |
|---|---|
| Present | avråds |
| Past | avråddes |
| Supine | avråtts |
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 avråder. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise avråda
1 / 2Yesterday I … (avråda). Which is the past tense?
avråda in a sentence
- turisterna avråds från att besöka områdettourists are advised to stay away from the region
Questions
What does avråda mean in English?
avråda means “advise (warn) against”.
What is the past tense of avråda?
The past tense of avråda is avrådde (“jag avrådde”). The supine is avrått, used in “jag har avrått”.
What is the present tense of avråda?
avråder, the same for every person: jag avråder, du avråder, vi avråder.
Origin
Inherited from Old Swedish afraþa.
Nearby common words
avråda is number 7,542 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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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