avlösa
Swedish
Etymology
From av- + lösa, like German ablösen, a direct translation of Latin absolvo
Verb
avlösa (present avlöser, preterite avlöste, supine avlöst, imperative avlös)
- to change (one worker for another), to relieve, to absolve, to take over (for another person)
- jag avlöser dig klockan 11
- I'll take over at 11 o'clock
Conjugation
Conjugation of avlösa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | avlösa | avlösas | ||
| Supine | avlöst | avlösts | ||
| Imperative | avlös | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | avlösen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | avlöser | avlöste | avlöses | avlöstes |
| Ind. plural1 | avlösa | avlöste | avlösas | avlöstes |
| Subjunctive2 | avlöse | avlöste | avlöses | avlöstes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | avlösande | |||
| Past participle | avlöst | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||