Swedish verb

avslå

decline, reject, refuse

Meaning

decline; reject; refuse

In Swedish: säga nej till, förkasta

Conjugation

Conjugation of avslå (decline)
Infinitive	att avslå	to decline
Present	avslår	jag avslår
Past	avslog	jag avslog
Supine	avslagit	used after har / hade
Perfect	har avslagit	jag har avslagit
Past perfect	hade avslagit	jag hade avslagit
Future	ska avslå	or: kommer att avslå
Conditional	skulle avslå	jag skulle avslå
Imperative	avslå!	a command
Present participle	avslående	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	avslagen	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of avslå
Infinitive	avslås
Present	avslås
Past	avslogs
Supine	avslagits

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 avslår. See the four verb groups explained.

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avslå in a sentence

regeringen avslog hans ansökan
the Government rejected his application

Questions

What does avslå mean in English?

avslå means “decline, reject”.

What is the past tense of avslå?

The past tense of avslå is avslog (“jag avslog”). The supine is avslagit, used in “jag har avslagit”.

What is the present tense of avslå?

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

Similar words

nobbaförvägrarefusera

Origin

av (“off”) + slå (“hit”)

Nearby common words

avslå is number 6,624 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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6,626påk thick stick
6,627collier a choker
6,628hake hook

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