vålla
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish valda, from Old Norse valda, from Proto-Germanic *waldaną.
Verb
vålla (present vållar, preterite vållade, supine vållat, imperative vålla)
- (now rare except in law) to cause; be the cause of (something undesirable)
- Han dömdes till vållande till annans död.
- He was convicted of involuntary manslaughter.
Conjugation
Conjugation of vålla (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | vålla | vållas | ||
Supine | vållat | vållats | ||
Imperative | vålla | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | vållen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | vållar | vållade | vållas | vållades |
Ind. plural1 | vålla | vållade | vållas | vållades |
Subjunctive2 | vålle | vållade | vålles | vållades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | vållande | |||
Past participle | vållad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Further reading
- vålla in Svensk ordbok.
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