antända

See also: antanda

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of an (“on, at”) +‎ tända (“to ignite, light”). Similar compounds can also be found in other Germanic languages; compare German anzünden, Norwegian antenne.

Verb

antända

1. to set on fire; to set fire to, to light
2. to ignite

Conjugation

Conjugation of antända (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	antända		antändas
Supine	antänt		antänts
Imperative	antänd		—
Imper. plural1	antänden		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	antänder	antände	antänds, antändes	antändes
Ind. plural1	antända	antände	antändas	antändes
Subjunctive2	antände	antände	antändes	antändes
	Participles
Present participle	antändande
Past participle	antänd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.