avsäga
Meaning
resign
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att avsäga | to resign |
|---|---|---|
| Present | avsäger | jag avsäger |
| Past | avsade | jag avsade |
| Supine | avsagt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har avsagt | jag har avsagt |
| Past perfect | hade avsagt | jag hade avsagt |
| Future | ska avsäga | or: kommer att avsäga |
| Conditional | skulle avsäga | jag skulle avsäga |
| Imperative | avsäg! | a command |
| Present participle | avsägande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | frånsagd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | avsägas |
|---|---|
| Present | avsägs |
| Past | avsades |
| Supine | avsagts |
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 avsäger. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise avsäga
1 / 2Yesterday I … (avsäga). Which is the past tense?
avsäga in a sentence
- Han avsade sig tronenHe renounced the throne
- Vi avsäger oss allt ansvar för vad användare gör på vår plattformWe disclaim any responsibility for what users do on our platform
- Du avsäger dig härmed alla rättigheterYou hereby waive all rights
Questions
What does avsäga mean in English?
avsäga means “resign”.
What is the past tense of avsäga?
The past tense of avsäga is avsade (“jag avsade”). The supine is avsagt, used in “jag har avsagt”.
What is the present tense of avsäga?
avsäger, the same for every person: jag avsäger, du avsäger, vi avsäger.
Origin
av (“off”) + säga (“say”)
Nearby common words
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