medge
Swedish
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Verb
editmedge (present medger, preterite medgav, supine medgivit, imperative medge)
Usage notes
edit- Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden. The recommendations apply primarily to governmental texts; they may or may not apply to other legal prose.
Conjugation
editConjugation of medge (class 5 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | medge | medges | ||
| Supine | medgivit | medgivits | ||
| Imperative | medge | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | medgen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | medger | medgav | medges | medgavs |
| Ind. plural1 | medge | medgåvo | medges | medgåvos |
| Subjunctive2 | medge | medgåve | medges | medgåves |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | medgivande | |||
| Past participle | medgiven | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Conjugation of medgiva (class 5 strong, dated)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | medgiva | medgivas | ||
| Supine | medgivit | medgivits | ||
| Imperative | medgiv | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | medgiven | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | medgiver | medgav | medgives | medgavs |
| Ind. plural1 | medgiva | medgåvo | medgivas | medgåvos |
| Subjunctive2 | medgive | medgåve | medgives | medgåves |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | medgivande | |||
| Past participle | medgiven | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||