antända

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See also: antanda

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of an (on, at) +‎ tända (to ignite, light). Similar compounds can also be found in other Germanic languages; compare German anzünden, Norwegian antenne.

Verb

antända (present antänder, preterite antände, supine antänt, imperative antänd)

  1. to set on fire; to set fire to, to light
  2. to ignite

Conjugation

Conjugation of antända (weak)
active passive
infinitive antända antändas
supine antänt antänts
imperative antänd
imper. plural1 antänden
present past present past
indicative antänder antände antänds, antändes antändes
ind. plural1 antända antände antändas antändes
subjunctive2 antände antände antändes antändes
present participle antändande
past participle antänd

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

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