vädja
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish væþia, from Old Norse veðja, from Proto-Germanic *wadjōną.
Verb
vädja (present vädjar, preterite vädjade, supine vädjat, imperative vädja)
- to plead, to appeal
- Han vädjade till restaurangen att inte ändra kebabsåsreceptet
- He pleaded to the restaurant to not change the kebab sauce recipe
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vädja | vädjas | ||
| supine | vädjat | vädjats | ||
| imperative | vädja | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | vädjen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | vädjar | vädjade | vädjas | vädjades |
| ind. plural1 | vädja | vädjade | vädjas | vädjades |
| subjunctive2 | vädje | vädjade | vädjes | vädjades |
| present participle | vädjande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.