återfå
Meaning
get back; recover
In Swedish: få tillbaka
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att återfå | to get back |
|---|---|---|
| Present | återfår | jag återfår |
| Past | återfick | jag återfick |
| Supine | återfått | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har återfått | jag har återfått |
| Past perfect | hade återfått | jag hade återfått |
| Future | ska återfå | or: kommer att återfå |
| Conditional | skulle återfå | jag skulle återfå |
| Imperative | återfå! | a command |
| Present participle | återfående | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | återfådd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | återfås |
|---|---|
| Present | återfås |
| Past | återficks |
| Supine | återfåtts |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use återfår. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise återfå
1 / 2Yesterday I … (återfå). Which is the past tense?
återfå in a sentence
- hon återfick medvetandet först efter ett dygnshe did not regain consciousness for a day
- Han återfick sitt passHe got his passport back
- Han har återfått medvetandetHe has regained consciousness
Questions
What does återfå mean in English?
återfå means “get back, recover”.
What is the past tense of återfå?
The past tense of återfå is återfick (“jag återfick”). The supine is återfått, used in “jag har återfått”.
What is the present tense of återfå?
återfår, the same for every person: jag återfår, du återfår, vi återfår.
Origin
From Old Swedish ater fa, equivalent to åter (“back”) + få (“to get”).
Nearby common words
återfå is number 4,310 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 4,306gardin drapery, curtain
- 4,307uppsats article, paper
- 4,308påverkad under the influence, intoxicated (by alcohol or another drug)
- 4,309färja ferry
- 4,311otäckt scary
- 4,312involverad involved
- 4,313utöva practise
- 4,314överlevnad survival
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