instifta
Swedish
Etymology
Calque of German einstiften, equivalent to in- + stifta.
Verb
instifta (present instiftar, preterite instiftade, supine instiftat, imperative instifta)
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | instifta | instiftas | ||
| supine | instiftat | instiftats | ||
| imperative | instifta | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | instiften | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | instiftar | instiftade | instiftas | instiftades |
| ind. plural1 | instifta | instiftade | instiftas | instiftades |
| subjunctive2 | instifte | instiftade | instiftes | instiftades |
| present participle | instiftande | |||
| past participle | instiftad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
References
- “instifta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “instifta”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “instifta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)