envisas
Meaning
persist; be obstinate
In Swedish: vara påstridig, trilskas
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att envisas | to persist |
|---|---|---|
| Present | envisas | jag envisas |
| Past | envisades | jag envisades |
| Supine | envisats | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har envisats | jag har envisats |
| Past perfect | hade envisats | jag hade envisats |
| Future | ska envisas | or: kommer att envisas |
| Conditional | skulle envisas | jag skulle envisas |
| Imperative | envisas! | a command |
envisas is a deponent verb: it ends in -s in every form but has an active meaning, so it has no separate passive. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use envisas. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise envisas
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envisas in a sentence
- han envisas med att cykla på fel sidahe persists in cycling on the wrong side
- Jag ville ha hamburgare, men om du envisas så kan vi köra pizzaI wanted hamburgers, but if you insist, we could go for pizza
Questions
What does envisas mean in English?
envisas means “persist, be obstinate”.
What is the past tense of envisas?
The past tense of envisas is envisades (“jag envisades”). The supine is envisats, used in “jag har envisats”.
What is the present tense of envisas?
envisas, the same for every person: jag envisas, du envisas, vi envisas.
Origin
From envis.
Nearby common words
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