vålla
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish valda, from Old Norse valda, from Proto-Germanic *waldaną.
Verb
vålla (present vållar, preterite vållade, supine vållat, imperative vålla)
- (now rare except in law) to cause; be the cause of (something undesirable)
- Han dömdes till vållande till annans död.
- He was convicted of involuntary manslaughter.
Conjugation
Conjugation of vålla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | vålla | vållas | ||
| Supine | vållat | vållats | ||
| Imperative | vålla | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | vållen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | vållar | vållade | vållas | vållades |
| Ind. plural1 | vålla | vållade | vållas | vållades |
| Subjunctive2 | vålle | vållade | vålles | vållades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | vållande | |||
| Past participle | vållad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Further reading
- vålla in Svensk ordbok.
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