avhända

Swedish

Etymology

av +‎ hand

Verb

avhända (present avhänder, preterite avhände, supine avhänt, imperative avhänd)

1. to divest, to dispossess (take something away from someone (usually by force or illegally))

   avhända någon något

   divest someone of something

2. (reflexive) to divest oneself (get rid of (something))

   avhända sig något

   divest oneself of something

Conjugation

Conjugation of avhända (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	avhända		avhändas
supine	avhänt		avhänts
imperative	avhänd		—
imper. plural1	avhänden		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	avhänder	avhände	avhänds, avhändes	avhändes
ind. plural1	avhända	avhände	avhändas	avhändes
subjunctive2	avhände	avhände	avhändes	avhändes
present participle		avhändande
past participle		avhänd

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• avyttra
• beröva

References

• “avhända”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “avhända”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “avhända”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)