påstå

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See also: pasta, pastá, and pastā

Danish

Etymology

på (“on”) +‎ stå (“stand”)

Verb

påstå (imperative påstå, infinitive at påstå, present tense påstår, past tense påstod, perfect tense har påstået)

  1. to claim
  2. to postulate; to claim without good grounds

Synonyms

References

Swedish

Etymology

på (“on”) +‎ stå (“stand”)

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -oː

Verb

påstå (present påstår, preterite påstod, supine påstått, imperative påstå)

  1. to claim, to state
    Ja, det är vad du påstår!
    Yes, that's what you claim!

Usage notes

It is not unusual for this word to indicate distrust with the statement or even outright disbelief.

Conjugation

Conjugation of påstå (class 6 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive påstå påstås
Supine påstått påståtts
Imperative påstå —
Imper. plural1 påstån —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative påstår påstod påstås påstods
Ind. plural1 påstå påstodo påstås påstodos
Subjunctive2 påstå påstode påstås påstodes
Participles
Present participle påstående
Past participle påstådd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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