avlyssna
Swedish
Etymology
av- + lyssna
Verb
avlyssna (present avlyssnar, preterite avlyssnade, supine avlyssnat, imperative avlyssna)
- eavesdrop
- Synonym: tjuvlyssna
- tap, wiretap (install a concealed listening or recording device or use it to monitor communications)
- Synonym: bugga
Conjugation
Conjugation of avlyssna (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | avlyssna | avlyssnas | ||
| Supine | avlyssnat | avlyssnats | ||
| Imperative | avlyssna | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | avlyssnen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | avlyssnar | avlyssnade | avlyssnas | avlyssnades |
| Ind. plural1 | avlyssna | avlyssnade | avlyssnas | avlyssnades |
| Subjunctive2 | avlyssne | avlyssnade | avlyssnes | avlyssnades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | avlyssnande | |||
| Past participle | avlyssnad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
- avlyssning
References
- avlyssna in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- avlyssna in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- avlyssna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)