avse
Meaning
have as one's goal; intend; concern; refer to; aim at
In Swedish: ämna, tänka på, ha som mål
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att avse | to have as one's goal |
|---|---|---|
| Present | avser | jag avser |
| Past | avsåg | jag avsåg |
| Supine | avsett | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har avsett | jag har avsett |
| Past perfect | hade avsett | jag hade avsett |
| Future | ska avse | or: kommer att avse |
| Conditional | skulle avse | jag skulle avse |
| Imperative | avse! | a command |
| Present participle | avseende | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | avsedd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | avses |
|---|---|
| Present | avses |
| Past | avsågs |
| Supine | avsetts |
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 avser. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise avse
1 / 2Yesterday I … (avse). Which is the past tense?
avse in a sentence
- fastigheten är avsedd att rivasthe building is condemned
- TV-programmet hade avsedd effekt (el. verkan)the TV programme had the intended effect
- kommunen avser att ändra planernathe local authorities intend to modify the plans
- bestämmelsen avser endast motorvägarthe rule applies only to motorways
Questions
What does avse mean in English?
avse means “have as one's goal, intend”.
What is the past tense of avse?
The past tense of avse is avsåg (“jag avsåg”). The supine is avsett, used in “jag har avsett”.
What is the present tense of avse?
avser, the same for every person: jag avser, du avser, vi avser.
Similar words
Origin
From av- + se.
Nearby common words
avse is number 7,731 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,727knäppis synonym of knäppgök, nut
- 7,728rekommenderad recommended
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- 7,730välkomnande a welcome; the act of greeting someone's arrival
- 7,732bulta beat, knock
- 7,733regnbåge a rainbow, a rainbow trout (short for regnbågsforell, Oncorhynchus mykiss)
- 7,734vilseleda mislead
- 7,735mexikan Mexican
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