vidmakthålla
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]vid + makt + hålla, from the now less common expression hålla vid makt.
Verb
[edit]vidmakthålla (present vidmakthåller, preterite vidmakthöll, supine vidmakthållit, imperative vidmakthåll)
- maintain, perpetuate, sustain
- De vidmakthöll sitt kebabsåsmonopol
- They maintained their kebab sauce monopoly
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vidmakthålla | vidmakthållas | ||
| supine | vidmakthållit | vidmakthållits | ||
| imperative | vidmakthåll | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | vidmakthållen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | vidmakthåller | vidmakthöll | vidmakthålls, vidmakthålles | vidmakthölls |
| ind. plural1 | vidmakthålla | vidmakthöllo | vidmakthållas | vidmakthöllos |
| subjunctive2 | vidmakthålle | vidmakthölle | vidmakthålles | vidmakthölles |
| present participle | vidmakthållande | |||
| past participle | vidmakthållen | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “vidmakthålla”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “vidmakthålla”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “vidmakthålla”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)