Swedish

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Etymology

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miss +‎ bruka

Verb

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missbruka (present missbrukar, preterite missbrukade, supine missbrukat, imperative missbruka)

  1. to abuse (use in a harmful or improper way)
    missbruka droger
    abuse drugs
    missbruka någons förtroende
    abuse someone's trust

Conjugation

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Conjugation of missbruka (weak)
active passive
infinitive missbruka missbrukas
supine missbrukat missbrukats
imperative missbruka
imper. plural1 missbruken
present past present past
indicative missbrukar missbrukade missbrukas missbrukades
ind. plural1 missbruka missbrukade missbrukas missbrukades
subjunctive2 missbruke missbrukade missbrukes missbrukades
present participle missbrukande
past participle missbrukad

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

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