avskräcka
Meaning
deter, discourage, scare
In Swedish: skrämma från att göra något
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att avskräcka | to deter |
|---|---|---|
| Present | avskräcker | jag avskräcker |
| Past | avskräckte | jag avskräckte |
| Supine | avskräckt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har avskräckt | jag har avskräckt |
| Past perfect | hade avskräckt | jag hade avskräckt |
| Future | ska avskräcka | or: kommer att avskräcka |
| Conditional | skulle avskräcka | jag skulle avskräcka |
| Imperative | avskräck! | a command |
| Present participle | avskräckande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | avskräckt | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | avskräckas |
|---|---|
| Present | avskräcks |
| Past | avskräcktes |
| Supine | avskräckts |
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 avskräcker. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise avskräcka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (avskräcka). Which is the past tense?
avskräcka in a sentence
- motgången avskräcker mig inte från att fortsättathe setback is not going to prevent me from going on
Questions
What does avskräcka mean in English?
avskräcka means “deter, discourage, scare”.
What is the past tense of avskräcka?
The past tense of avskräcka is avskräckte (“jag avskräckte”). The supine is avskräckt, used in “jag har avskräckt”.
What is the present tense of avskräcka?
avskräcker, the same for every person: jag avskräcker, du avskräcker, vi avskräcker.
Origin
av- + skräck + -a.
Nearby common words
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