avta

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From av +‎ ta.

Verb

avta (imperative avta, present tense avtar, passive avtas, simple past avtok, past participle avtatt, present participle avtakende)

1. to decrease, diminish
2. to purchase

References

• “avta” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “avta” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Swedish

Verb

avta (present avtar, preterite avtog, supine avtagit, imperative avta)

1. (intransitive) to reduce in intensity, to become less intense
2. (intransitive, mathematics) to decrease
3. (transitive, dated) to remove (clothes), to take off

   Synonym: ta av

   Olle avtager tröjan

   Olle is taking off his sweater

Usage notes

• The passive and the past participle are only applicable for the transitive meaning (remove clothes). This meaning is dated, and more often separated (Olle tar av tröljan).

Conjugation

Conjugation of avta (class 6 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	avta		avtas
supine	avtagit		avtagits
imperative	avta		—
imper. plural1	avtan		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	avtar	avtog	avtas	avtogs
ind. plural1	avta	avtogo	avtas	avtogos
subjunctive2	avta	avtoge	avtas	avtoges
present participle		avtagande
past participle		avtagen

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

Conjugation of avtaga (class 6 strong, somewhat dated)

	active		passive
infinitive	avtaga		avtagas
supine	avtagit		avtagits
imperative	avtag		—
imper. plural1	avtagen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	avtager	avtog	avtages	avtogs
ind. plural1	avtaga	avtogo	avtagas	avtogos
subjunctive2	avtage	avtoge	avtages	avtoges
present participle		avtagande
past participle		avtagen

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

See also

• ta av

Anagrams

• avat, ta av