häva
Meaning
heave; cancel; annul; revoke
In Swedish: lyfta upp (och kasta)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att häva | to heave |
|---|---|---|
| Present | häver | jag häver |
| Past | hävde | jag hävde |
| Supine | hävt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har hävt | jag har hävt |
| Past perfect | hade hävt | jag hade hävt |
| Future | ska häva | or: kommer att häva |
| Conditional | skulle häva | jag skulle häva |
| Imperative | häv! | a command |
| Present participle | hävande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | hävd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | hävas |
|---|---|
| Present | hävs |
| Past | hävdes |
| Supine | hävts |
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 häver. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise häva
1 / 2Yesterday I … (häva). Which is the past tense?
häva in a sentence
- tunnorna hävdes överbordthe barrels were cast overboard
- myndigheterna har hävt utegångsförbudetthe authorities have lifted the curfew
- häva ett embargolift an embargo
- Kontraktet hävdesThe contract was terminated
Words built with häva
- hävstång lever
Questions
What does häva mean in English?
häva means “heave, cancel”.
What is the past tense of häva?
The past tense of häva is hävde (“jag hävde”). The supine is hävt, used in “jag har hävt”.
What is the present tense of häva?
häver, the same for every person: jag häver, du häver, vi häver.
Origin
From Old Swedish hæfia, from Old Norse hefja, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyé-, from the root *kap- (“to seize”).
Nearby common words
häva is number 7,251 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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