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hävda

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See also: hávda

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hefða.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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hävda (present hävdar, preterite hävdade, supine hävdat, imperative hävda)

  1. to claim (with assurance, especially something that might be up for debate)
    Near-synonym: (claim, more generally) påstå
    Den åtalade hävdar att han handlade i nödvärn
    The defendant claims he acted in self-defense
    Bill Clinton hävdade att han aldrig haft sexuellt samröre med Monica Lewinsky
    Bill Clinton claimed that he never had sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky
    Hur kan man hävda något sådant?
    How can you make such a claim?
    1. to argue, to maintain, to assert, to contend, etc.
      Vi hävdar att det är fel metod i detta fall
      We argue that it's the wrong method in this case
      Jag hävdar att han ljuger
      I maintain that he's lying
      Min klient hävdar bestämt att han är oskyldig
      My client is adamant [firmly asserts] that he is innocent
  2. to assert ((firmly) maintain and defend)
    hävda sin rätt
    assert one's rights
    1. to maintain, to enforce, etc.
      hävda sin oskuld
      maintain one's innocence
      De tvekar inför att hävda sina rättigheter
      They are reluctant to enforce their rights
  3. (reflexive) to assert oneself
    att våga hävda sig
    to dare to assert oneself
    Nisse hävdade sig i tävlingen
    Nisse asserted himself in the competition
    hävda sig i en tuff bransch
    hold one's own in a tough field
    Han ska alltid hålla på och hävda sig
    He's always going around trying to one-up people [asserting himself]
    "Hävda sig" can have a tone of showing off or picking fights or the like unless context makes it clear that it's in a positive sense.
  4. to (cultivate or otherwise utilize and) maintain (a property)

Usage notes

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(sense 1) only implies that others might disagree with the claim. This might sometimes but not always imply that it is questionable.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of hävda (weak)
active passive
infinitive hävda hävdas
supine hävdat hävdats
imperative hävda
imper. plural1 hävden
present past present past
indicative hävdar hävdade hävdas hävdades
ind. plural1 hävda hävdade hävdas hävdades
subjunctive2 hävde hävdade hävdes hävdades
present participle hävdande
past participle hävdad

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

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