Danish
Etymology
From af- + stå.
Verb
afstå (imperative afstå, infinitive at afstå, present tense afstår, past tense afstod, perfect tense har afstået)
- to decide to refrain from an action; to forsake an undertaking
- Efter mange års overvejelse afstod hun sin arv til sin yngre bror.
- After many years of consideration, she ceded her inheritance to her younger brother.
- to transfer or hand over something one owns or has at one's disposal
Conjugation
Conjugation of afstå
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active |
passive
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| present
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afstår
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afstås
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| past
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afstod
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—
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| infinitive
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afstå
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afstås
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| imperative
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afstå
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—
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participle
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| present
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afstående
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| past
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afstået (auxiliary verb have)
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| gerund
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afståen
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