In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.
All Forms
| Infinitive | hävda |
| Present | hävdar |
| Past | hävdade |
| Imperative | hävda |
| Supine | hävdat |
Verbs conjugated like 'hävda'
abalienera,
abandonnera,
abbreviera,
abdikera,
abila,
ablaktera,
abonnera,
abortera,
abradera,
absentera,
absolvera,
absorbera,
abstrahera,
accedera,
accelerera,
accentera,
accentuera,
acceptera,
accisera,
acklimatisera, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'hävda'
häda,
hända,
härda,
häva,
hövda,
ända,
bädda,
bända,
bäva,
dävna,
Translations
argue, to debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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Den åtalade hävdar att han handlade i nödvärn (The defendant claims he acted in self-defense)
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Bill Clinton hävdade att han aldrig haft sexuellt samröre med Monica Lewinsky (Bill Clinton claimed that he never had sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky)
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Hur kan man hävda något sådant? (How can you make such a claim?)
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Vi hävdar att det är fel metod i detta fall (We argue that it's the wrong method in this case)
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Jag hävdar att han ljuger (I maintain that he's lying)
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Min klient hävdar bestämt att han är oskyldig (My client is adamant [firmly asserts] that he is innocent)
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hävda sin rätt (assert one's rights)
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hävda sin oskuld (maintain one's innocence)
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De tvekar inför att hävda sina rättigheter (They are reluctant to enforce their rights)
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att våga hävda sig (to dare to assert oneself)
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Nisse hävdade sig i tävlingen (Nisse asserted himself in the competition)
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hävda sig i en tuff bransch (hold one's own in a tough field)
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Han ska alltid hålla på och hävda sig (He's always going around trying to one-up people [asserting himself])
Additional Information
Etymology
1. jfr d. hævde; avledn. av HÄVD References:
1
2. From Old Norse hefða.
Verbs referencing "hävda"
Danish
hævde.
Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below
show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.