vidmakthålla
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]vid + makt + hålla, from the now less common expression hålla vid makt.
Verb
[edit]vidmakthålla (present vidmakthåller, preterite vidmakthöll, supine vidmakthållit, imperative vidmakthåll)
- maintain, perpetuate, sustain
- De vidmakthöll sitt kebabsåsmonopol
- They maintained their kebab sauce monopoly
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of vidmakthålla (class 7 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | vidmakthålla | vidmakthållas | ||
| Supine | vidmakthållit | vidmakthållits | ||
| Imperative | vidmakthåll | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | vidmakthållen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | vidmakthåller | vidmakthöll | vidmakthålls, vidmakthålles | vidmakthölls |
| Ind. plural1 | vidmakthålla | vidmakthöllo | vidmakthållas | vidmakthöllos |
| Subjunctive2 | vidmakthålle | vidmakthölle | vidmakthålles | vidmakthölles |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | vidmakthållande | |||
| Past participle | vidmakthållen | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||