Swedish verb· top 5,000 most common

åtala

indict, prosecute, charge

Meaning

indict; prosecute; charge

In Swedish: anklaga inför domstol

Conjugation

Conjugation of åtala (indict)
Infinitive	att åtala	to indict
Present	åtalar	jag åtalar
Past	åtalade	jag åtalade
Supine	åtalat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har åtalat	jag har åtalat
Past perfect	hade åtalat	jag hade åtalat
Future	ska åtala	or: kommer att åtala
Conditional	skulle åtala	jag skulle åtala
Imperative	åtala!	a command
Present participle	åtalande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	åtalad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of åtala
Infinitive	åtalas
Present	åtalas
Past	åtalades
Supine	åtalats

Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use åtalar. See the four verb groups explained.

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åtala in a sentence

de tre männen står åtalade för mordförsök
the three men are charged with murder
att åtalas för mord
to be charged with murder

Questions

What does åtala mean in English?

åtala means “indict, prosecute”.

What is the past tense of åtala?

The past tense of åtala is åtalade (“jag åtalade”). The supine is åtalat, used in “jag har åtalat”.

What is the present tense of åtala?

åtalar, the same for every person: jag åtalar, du åtalar, vi åtalar.

Origin

From å- + tala.

Nearby common words

åtala is number 3,162 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,158gemensam common, collective, common
3,159super perfect, super, excellent, great
3,160brittiska a female Brit (British woman)
3,161hurra hurrah, hurray
3,163heja greet, support
3,164uppföra build, perform
3,165skedde happened, occurred
3,166nerv nerve

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