hålla fast

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Swedish

Alternative forms

Verb

hålla fast (present håller fast, preterite höll fast, supine hållit fast, imperative håll fast)

  1. (literal) hold, grip firmly
    Kvinnan kunde inte fly, eftersom mannen höll fast henne.
    The woman could not escape, because the man held her.
  2. (figurative) hold, maintain (an opinion or viewpoint)
    Han höll fast vid sin ståndpunkt.
    He maintained his viewpoint.

Conjugation

Conjugation of hålla (class 7 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive hålla fast hållas fast
Supine hållit fast hållits fast
Imperative håll fast —
Imper. plural1 hållen fast —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative håller fast höll fast hålls fast, hålles fast hölls fast
Ind. plural1 hålla fast höllo fast hållas fast höllos fast
Subjunctive2 hålle fast hölle fast hålles fast hölles fast
Participles
Present participle fasthållande
Past participle fasthållen
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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