avpassa

Swedish

Alternative forms

• passa av

Etymology

av +‎ passa

Verb

avpassa (present avpassar, preterite avpassade, supine avpassat, imperative avpassa)

1. to give (something) a fitting form or extent (according to some purpose); to adapt, to adjust, to tailor, to calibrate, to align, to proportion, etc.

   Betongen är speciellt avpassad för kalla klimat

   The concrete is specially adapted for cold climates

   läroböcker avpassade för elever med svenska som andraspråk

   textbooks adapted to students with Swedish as a second language

   Avpassa mängden chili efter hur stark chili du använder

   Adjust the amount of chili according to how hot the chili you are using is

Conjugation

Conjugation of avpassa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	avpassa		avpassas
supine	avpassat		avpassats
imperative	avpassa		—
imper. plural1	avpassen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	avpassar	avpassade	avpassas	avpassades
ind. plural1	avpassa	avpassade	avpassas	avpassades
subjunctive2	avpasse	avpassade	avpasses	avpassades
present participle		avpassande
past participle		avpassad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• anpassa

References

• avpassa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• avpassa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• avpassa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)