tvätta
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse þváttr, from Proto-Germanic *þwahtuz, from the root of the verb þvá.
Pronunciation
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Verb
tvätta (present tvättar, preterite tvättade, supine tvättat, imperative tvätta)
Conjugation
Conjugation of tvätta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | tvätta | tvättas | ||
| Supine | tvättat | tvättats | ||
| Imperative | tvätta | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | tvätten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | tvättar | tvättade | tvättas | tvättades |
| Ind. plural1 | tvätta | tvättade | tvättas | tvättades |
| Subjunctive2 | tvätte | tvättade | tvättes | tvättades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | tvättande | |||
| Past participle | tvättad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Usage notes
"Tvätta" is used in almost all cases where something is cleaned by water (or other solvents, as in dry cleaning) with one exception. One never uses the verb "tvätta" in the context of doing the dishes; use instead "diska" in that context.