tvätta
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse þváttr, from Proto-Germanic *þwahtuz, from the root of the verb þvá.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
tvätta (present tvättar, preterite tvättade, supine tvättat, imperative tvätta)
- to wash (to clean with water)
- Han tvättade kläderna ― He washed the clothes
- (reflexive) wash; to clean oneself
Usage notes edit
"Tvätta" is used in almost all cases where something is cleaned by water (or other solvents, as in dry cleaning) with one exception. One never uses the verb "tvätta" in the context of doing the dishes; use instead "diska" in that context.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of tvätta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | tvätta | tvättas | ||
| Supine | tvättat | tvättats | ||
| Imperative | tvätta | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | tvätten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | tvättar | tvättade | tvättas | tvättades |
| Ind. plural1 | tvätta | tvättade | tvättas | tvättades |
| Subjunctive2 | tvätte | tvättade | tvättes | tvättades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | tvättande | |||
| Past participle | tvättad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||