motsvara

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of mot +‎ svara.

Pronunciation

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Verb

motsvara (present motsvarar, preterite motsvarade, supine motsvarat, imperative motsvara)

1. to correspond, to meet (expectations)

Conjugation

Conjugation of motsvara (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	motsvara		motsvaras
Supine	motsvarat		motsvarats
Imperative	motsvara		—
Imper. plural1	motsvaren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	motsvarar	motsvarade	motsvaras	motsvarades
Ind. plural1	motsvara	motsvarade	motsvaras	motsvarades
Subjunctive2	motsvare	motsvarade	motsvares	motsvarades
	Participles
Present participle	motsvarande
Past participle	motsvarad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Further reading

• motsvara in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• svara mot