tillskriva

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German toschriven, equivalent to till +‎ skriva. Cognate of German zuschreiben.

Verb

tillskriva (present tillskriver, preterite tillskrev, supine tillskrivit, imperative tillskriva)

  1. to ascribe, attribute, impute, credit (ascribe characteristics, authorship, ownership, credit, responsibility, as a cause, and the like)
    tillskriva någon egenskaper
    ascribe characteristics to someone
    Målningen har tillskrivits flera olika mästare
    The painting has been attributed to several different masters
    Prisökningen tillskrevs dåliga skördar
    The price increase was attributed to poor harvests
  2. to write a (formal) letter to (someone)

Conjugation

Conjugation of tillskriva (class 1 strong)
active passive
infinitive tillskriva tillskrivas
supine tillskrivit tillskrivits
imperative tillskriv —
imper. plural1 tillskriven —
present past present past
indicative tillskriver tillskrev tillskrivs, tillskrives tillskrevs
ind. plural1 tillskriva tillskrevo tillskrivas tillskrevos
subjunctive2 tillskrive tillskreve tillskrives tillskreves
present participle tillskrivande
past participle tillskriven

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

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