envisas

Swedish

Etymology

From envis. Attested since 1678.

Verb

envisas (present envisas, preterite envisades, supine envisats, imperative envisas)

  1. (deponent) insist, persist, be stubborn
    Jag ville ha hamburgare, men om du envisas så kan vi köra pizza
    I wanted hamburgers, but if you insist, we could go for pizza

Conjugation

Conjugation of envisas (weak)
active passive
infinitive envisas
supine envisats
imperative envisas
imper. plural1 envisens
present past present past
indicative envisas envisades
ind. plural1 envisas envisades
subjunctive2 envises envisades
present participle
past participle

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

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