vidmakthålla

Swedish

Etymology

vid +‎ makt +‎ hålla, from the now less common expression hålla vid makt.

Verb

vidmakthålla (present vidmakthåller, preterite vidmakthöll, supine vidmakthållit, imperative vidmakthåll)

  1. maintain, perpetuate, sustain
    De vidmakthöll sitt kebabsåsmonopol
    They maintained their kebab sauce monopoly

Conjugation

Conjugation of vidmakthålla (class 7 strong)
active passive
infinitive vidmakthålla vidmakthållas
supine vidmakthållit vidmakthållits
imperative vidmakthåll —
imper. plural1 vidmakthållen —
present past present past
indicative vidmakthåller vidmakthöll vidmakthålls, vidmakthålles vidmakthölls
ind. plural1 vidmakthålla vidmakthöllo vidmakthållas vidmakthöllos
subjunctive2 vidmakthålle vidmakthölle vidmakthålles vidmakthölles
present participle vidmakthållande
past participle vidmakthållen

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

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