instifta

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German einstiften, equivalent to in- +‎ stifta.

Verb

instifta (present instiftar, preterite instiftade, supine instiftat, imperative instifta)

1. (formal) institute, initiate

Conjugation

Conjugation of instifta (weak)

	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

• instiftare

References

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