avnjuta

Swedish

Etymology

av (“of (or maybe "off")”) +‎ njuta (“enjoy, indulge”)

Verb

avnjuta (present avnjuter, preterite avnjöt, supine avnjutit, imperative avnjut)

  1. to consume (in some sense) and enjoy, to savor, to relish
    Vi avnjöt en utsökt smörgåstårta
    We enjoyed a delicious sandwich cake
    Jag avnjöt deras senaste album igår
    I enjoyed (listened to (and enjoyed)) their latest album yesterday
    avnjuta en öl framför tv:n
    enjoy a beer in front of the TV (likely somewhat jocular formality)

Usage notes

Often somewhat jocular formality.

Conjugation

Conjugation of avnjuta (class 2 strong)
active passive
infinitive avnjuta avnjutas
supine avnjutit avnjutits
imperative avnjut —
imper. plural1 avnjuten —
present past present past
indicative avnjuter avnjöt avnjuts, avnjutes avnjöts
ind. plural1 avnjuta avnjöto avnjutas avnjötos
subjunctive2 avnjute avnjöte avnjutes avnjötes
present participle avnjutande
past participle avnjuten

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

References

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