Swedish verb

avvika

differ, diverge, turn aside, digress; abscond, flee

Meaning

differ; diverge; turn aside, digress; abscond, flee

In Swedish: vara olika, skilja sig

Conjugation

Conjugation of avvika (differ)
Infinitive	att avvika	to differ
Present	avviker	jag avviker
Past	avvek	jag avvek
Supine	avvikit	used after har / hade
Perfect	har avvikit	jag har avvikit
Past perfect	hade avvikit	jag hade avvikit
Future	ska avvika	or: kommer att avvika
Conditional	skulle avvika	jag skulle avvika
Imperative	avvik!	a command
Present participle	avvikande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	avviken	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of avvika
Infinitive	avvikas
Present	avviks
Past	avveks
Supine	avvikits

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 avviker. See the four verb groups explained.

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avvika in a sentence

ha avvikande uppfattning
take a different view
avvikande beteende
deviant behaviour
bilföraren avvek från platsen
the car driver left the scene of the accident
avvika från kursen
deviate from the course
avvika från ämnet
deviate from the subject
avvika från normen
deviate from the norm
Hon avviker från de andra
She is different from the others
Två intagna hade avvikit under permissionen
Two inmates had escaped/absconded ("deviated / gone off, " from where they were supposed to be) during the furlough

Questions

What does avvika mean in English?

avvika means “differ, diverge”.

What is the past tense of avvika?

The past tense of avvika is avvek (“jag avvek”). The supine is avvikit, used in “jag har avvikit”.

What is the present tense of avvika?

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

Similar words

sticka

Origin

av + vika

Nearby common words

avvika is number 6,699 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

6,695omtyckt popular
6,696viga marry, dedicate
6,697gled slid, glided
6,698avklarat finished
6,700värk ache, labour pains
6,701förståelig understandable
6,702planta seedling
6,703meteor meteor

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