tillskansa

Swedish

Verb

tillskansa (present tillskansar, preterite tillskansade, supine tillskansat, imperative tillskansa)

  1. (reflexive) to seize, to acquire (something, in a self-serving manner)
    Han tillskansade sig makten
    He usurped the power
    Välgörenhetsorganisationen hade fifflat med siffrorna för att tillskansa sig skattepengar
    The charity had been fiddling the numbers to misappropriate tax money

Conjugation
Conjugation of tillskansa (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive tillskansa —
Supine tillskansat —
Imperative tillskansa —
Imper. plural1 tillskansen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative tillskansar tillskansade — —
Ind. plural1 tillskansa tillskansade — —
Subjunctive2 tillskanse tillskansade — —
Participles
Present participle tillskansande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also
  • bemäktiga

References
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