stava
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Swedish
Alternative forms
- stafva (obsolete since 1906)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɑː.va/
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Verb
stava (present stavar, preterite stavade, supine stavat, imperative stava)
- to spell; to write the individual letters of a word in the order that matches the rules of how that particular word should be written; to give the correct spelling of a word
- Hur stavar du ditt förnamn?
- How do you spell your first name?
Conjugation
Conjugation of stava (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | stava | stavas | ||
| Supine | stavat | stavats | ||
| Imperative | stava | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | staven | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | stavar | stavade | stavas | stavades |
| Ind. plural1 | stava | stavade | stavas | stavades |
| Subjunctive2 | stave | stavade | staves | stavades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | stavande | |||
| Past participle | stavad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
- stavning (felstavning, rättstavning)
- stavelse
- avstava
Related terms
Further reading
- stava in Svensk ordbok.
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