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 | avlösa |
| Present | avlöser |
| Past | avlöste |
| Imperative | avlös |
| Supine | avlöst |
Verbs conjugated like 'avlösa'
andtäppa,
anlöpa,
anmärka,
anröka,
ansöka,
avblåsa,
avfläka,
avhjälpa,
avhysa,
avklippa,
avkröka,
avlysa,
avläka,
avläsa,
avlöpa,
avlösa,
avmärka,
avmäta,
avresa,
avröka, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'avlösa'
avläsa,
avlöda,
avlöna,
avlöpa,
avlöva,
avlusa,
avlysa,
anlöpa,
avblåsa,
avböja,
Translations
absolve, theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin
supplant, to take the place of, to replace
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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jag avlöser dig klockan 11 (I'll take over from you at 11 o'clock)
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Besvikelserna avlöser varandra (It's one disappointment after another)
Additional Information
Etymology
1. fsv. aflösa; jfr d. afløse, mnt. aflosen, nnt. aflösen, t.
ablösen References:
1
2. From Old Swedish aflösa, a calque of Low German aflösen or German ablösen, equivalent to av- + lösa. See: German, old spelling '
ablösen'.
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.