hämnas

Swedish

Etymology

Passive of hämna.

Verb

hämnas (present hämnas, preterite hämnades, supine hämnats, imperative hämnas)

  1. (deponent, intransitive) to take revenge
    Jag kommer hämnas!
    I will take revenge!
  2. (deponent, transitive) to avenge
    Synonym: (less common) hämna
    Hon gillrade en fälla för att hämnas sin mördade bror
    She set a trap to avenge her murdered brother

Conjugation

Conjugation of hämnas (weak)
active passive
infinitive — hämnas
supine — hämnats
imperative — hämnas
imper. plural1 — hämnens
present past present past
indicative — — hämnas hämnades
ind. plural1 — — hämnas hämnades
subjunctive2 — — hämnes hämnades
present participle hämnandes
past participle —

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

References

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