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 | kväva |
| Present | kväver |
| Past | kvävde |
| Imperative | kväv |
| Supine | kvävt |
Verbs conjugated like 'kväva'
anbeträffa,
anfylla,
angälla,
anhänga,
anmäla,
anringa,
anskälla,
anspränga,
anstränga,
anställa,
ansvälla,
antränga,
antvinga,
avbeställa,
avbringa,
avbygga,
avböja,
avdöma,
avflänga,
avfylla, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'kväva'
kräva,
kväda,
kväka,
kväsa,
sväva,
väva,
aväta,
bäva,
gräva,
häva,
Translations
stifle, to make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) death by preventing breathing|smother|suffocate
suffocate, (transitive) to cause someone to suffer severely reduced oxygen supply to his body
suffocate, (transitive) to kill someone by depriving him of a sufficient oxygen intake
choke, prevent someone from breathing by strangling them
smother, to suffocate
smother, to extinguish or deaden
Sample Sentences
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Han kvävde honom (He suffocated him)
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Han kvävdes (He suffocated)
Additional Information
kväva hindra att andas (bildligt även "undertrycka, hindra")
[A kväver x; x kväver y]
Engelsk översättning
smother, suffocate
Exempel
elden kvävdes med en filt---the fire was smothered with a
blanket
kväva alla upprorsförsök---smother all attempts at rebellion
med kvävd röst---choking on one's words
Etymology
1. fsv. qväfia, kväva, dränka, sv. dial. kväva, doppa ned, dyka, motsv. isl. kvefja (ipf. kóf); jfr mht. erqueben; av germ. kwaƀjan; besläktat med gr. βάπτειν, doppa (jfr BAPTIST). — Jfr KAV, KAVA, v., KÖVA References:
1
2. From Old Swedish kvæfia, qvæfia, (compare Old Icelandic kvefja, kefja), from Proto-Germanic *kwēbijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂bʰ- (“to dive, dive in”). Cognate with Old Norse kœfa, kvæfa, Icelandic kæfa. See: Proto-Germanic '
*kwēbijaną', Icelandic '
kæfa'.
Verbs referencing "kväva"
Icelandic
kæfa.
Cognates
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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.