antända

See also: antanda

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of an (“on, at”) +‎ tända (“to ignite, light”). Similar compounds can also be found in other Germanic languages; compare German anzünden, Norwegian antenne.

Verb

antända (present antänder, preterite antände, supine antänt, imperative antänd)

  1. to set on fire; to set fire to, to light
  2. to ignite

Conjugation

Conjugation of antända (weak)
active passive
infinitive antända antändas
supine antänt antänts
imperative antänd —
imper. plural1 antänden —
present past present past
indicative antänder antände antänds, antändes antändes
ind. plural1 antända antände antändas antändes
subjunctive2 antände antände antändes antändes
present participle antändande
past participle antänd

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

Derived terms

References

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