In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.
All Forms
| Infinitive | avråda |
| Present | avråder |
| Past | avrådde |
| Imperative | avråd |
| Supine | avrått |
Verbs conjugated like 'avråda'
aftvaga,
ankläda,
anleda,
anreda,
ansveda,
anträda,
antyda,
avbläda,
avbreda,
avflöda,
avföda,
avklä,
avkläda,
avleda,
avlöda,
avreda,
avråda,
avskräda,
avsneda,
avspäda, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'avråda'
avlada,
avråda,
avraka,
avrama,
avranda,
avreda,
avrida,
anreda,
anrida,
avbanda,
Translations
deprecate, express disapproval of
deprecate, to declare obsolescent
deter, to persuade someone not to do something
dissuade, convince not to try or do
Sample Sentences
Additional Information
avråda råda någon att avstå (från en handling)
[A avråder B (från x/att + INF)]
Engelsk översättning
advise (warn) against
Exempel
turisterna avråds från att besöka området---tourists are
advised to stay away from the region
Etymology
1. fsv. afraþa; jfr d. afraade, mnt. afraden, t.
abraten References:
1
2. Inherited from Old Swedish afraþa. By surface analysis, av + råda. Cognate of Middle Low German afraden, German abraten, Norwegian Nynorsk avrå. See: German, old spelling '
abraten', Norwegian, nynorsk '
avrå'.
Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below
show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.