avkräva

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Swedish

Etymology

Compound of av +‎ kräva.

Verb

avkräva (present avkräver, preterite avkrävde, supine avkrävt, imperative avkräv)

  1. demand from, request from
    Jag avkrävde honom en förklaring.
    I demanded an explanation from him.

Conjugation

Conjugation of avkräva (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive avkräva avkrävas
Supine avkrävt avkrävts
Imperative avkräv —
Imper. plural1 avkräven —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative avkräver avkrävde avkrävs, avkräves avkrävdes
Ind. plural1 avkräva avkrävde avkrävas avkrävdes
Subjunctive2 avkräve avkrävde avkräves avkrävdes
Participles
Present participle avkrävande
Past participle avkrävd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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