Swedish verb

rentvå

clear, exculpate

Meaning

clear; exculpate

In Swedish: göra fri (från beskyllning)

Conjugation

Conjugation of rentvå (clear)
Infinitiveatt rentvåto clear
Presentrentvårjag rentvår
Pastrentvåddejag rentvådde
Supinerentvåttused after har / hade
Perfecthar rentvåttjag har rentvått
Past perfecthade rentvåttjag hade rentvått
Futureska rentvåor: kommer att rentvå
Conditionalskulle rentvåjag skulle rentvå
Imperativerentvå!a command
Present participlerentvående-ing, used as an adjective
Past participlerentvåddused like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of rentvå
Infinitiverentvås
Presentrentvås
Pastrentvåddes
Supinerentvåtts

Group 3: short verbs. The infinitive does not end in -a; present -r, past -dde, supine -tt. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use rentvår. See the four verb groups explained.

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rentvå in a sentence

  • bli rentvådd från misstankar
    be cleared of suspicions
  • Vi välkomnar utredningen. Den kommer rentvå oss.
    We welcome the investigation. It will clear our names.

Questions

What does rentvå mean in English?

rentvå means “clear, exculpate”.

What is the past tense of rentvå?

The past tense of rentvå is rentvådde (“jag rentvådde”). The supine is rentvått, used in “jag har rentvått”.

What is the present tense of rentvå?

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

Origin

ren (“clean”) + två (“wash”), literally, "wash clean."

Nearby common words

rentvå is number 5,208 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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