-ande

-ande

1. alternative form of -ende

From Old Norse -andi, from Proto-Germanic *-andz, from Proto-Indo-European *-onts.

-ande

1. (present-participle suffix) -ing

   Synonym: -ende

   ‎titta (“to look”) + ‎-ande → ‎tittande (“looking”)

   ‎läsa (“to read”) + ‎-ande → ‎läsande (“reading”)

2. (verbal abstract) -ing

   Synonyms: -ende, -else, -ing, -ning

   1. referring to an action in and of itself

      ‎skriva (“to write”) + ‎-ande → ‎skrivande (“writing, act of writing”)

   2. with a more concrete meaning

      ‎anta (“to assume”) + ‎-ande → ‎antagande (“assumption”)

-ande is added to the stems of most verbs: those whose infinitive ends with an unstressed -a. Monosyllabic verbs ending in a different vowel than -a take the suffix -ende.

• List of Swedish present participles

• enad, enda