avvakta
Swedish
Alternative forms
- afvakta
Etymology
av- + vakta. Compare Dutch afwachten, Middle Low German afwachten, archaic German abwachten. See also German abwarten.
Verb
avvakta (present avvaktar, preterite avvaktade, supine avvaktat, imperative avvakta)
- await, wait for
- Avvakta signal innan ni kör på båten
- Wait for the signal before you drive onto the boat
- delay, postpone, hold off
Conjugation
Conjugation of avvakta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | avvakta | avvaktas | ||
| Supine | avvaktat | avvaktats | ||
| Imperative | avvakta | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | avvakten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | avvaktar | avvaktade | avvaktas | avvaktades |
| Ind. plural1 | avvakta | avvaktade | avvaktas | avvaktades |
| Subjunctive2 | avvakte | avvaktade | avvaktes | avvaktades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | avvaktande | |||
| Past participle | avvaktad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
- avvaktan
References
- avvakta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- avvakta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- avvakta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)