avlyssna
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb[edit]
avlyssna (present avlyssnar, preterite avlyssnade, supine avlyssnat, imperative avlyssna)
- eavesdrop
- Synonym: tjuvlyssna
- tap, wiretap (install a concealed listening or recording device or use it to monitor communications)
- Synonym: bugga
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of avlyssna (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | avlyssna | avlyssnas | ||
| Supine | avlyssnat | avlyssnats | ||
| Imperative | avlyssna | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | avlyssnen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | avlyssnar | avlyssnade | avlyssnas | avlyssnades |
| Ind. plural1 | avlyssna | avlyssnade | avlyssnas | avlyssnades |
| Subjunctive2 | avlyssne | avlyssnade | avlyssnes | avlyssnades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | avlyssnande | |||
| Past participle | avlyssnad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||