vittna
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish vitna, from the corresponding noun to Swedish vittne (“a witness”).
Pronunciation edit
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Verb edit
vittna (present vittnar, preterite vittnade, supine vittnat, imperative vittna)
- to testify, to bear witness (in court, or more generally)
- Vittnet vittnade mot den misstänkte
- The witness testified against the suspect
- Många kunde vittna om det märkliga ljudet som hördes vid tiotiden
- Many could testify to the strange sound that was heard around ten o'clock
- Ruinerna vittnar om en svunnen tid
- The ruins testify to a bygone era
- to stand as witness in court
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of vittna (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | vittna | vittnas | ||
| Supine | vittnat | vittnats | ||
| Imperative | vittna | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | vittnen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | vittnar | vittnade | vittnas | vittnades |
| Ind. plural1 | vittna | vittnade | vittnas | vittnades |
| Subjunctive2 | vittne | vittnade | vittnes | vittnades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | vittnande | |||
| Past participle | vittnad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||