stava
See also: šťáva
Italian
Verb
stava
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Alternative forms
Verb
stava
- inflection of stave:
- simple past
- past participle
Swedish
Alternative forms
- stafva (obsolete since 1906)
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
stava (present stavar, preterite stavade, supine stavat, imperative stava)
- to spell; to write the individual letters of a word in the order that matches the rules of how that particular word should be written; to give the correct spelling of a word
- Hur stavar du ditt förnamn?
- How do you spell your first name?
Conjugation
Conjugation of stava (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | stava | stavas | ||
Supine | stavat | stavats | ||
Imperative | stava | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | staven | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | stavar | stavade | stavas | stavades |
Ind. plural1 | stava | stavade | stavas | stavades |
Subjunctive2 | stave | stavade | staves | stavades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | stavande | |||
Past participle | stavad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |