återkalla
Meaning
to recall; recall (request or order someone or something to return, also of product recalls and the like); revoke (a decision or the like)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att återkalla | to recall |
|---|---|---|
| Present | återkallar | jag återkallar |
| Past | återkallade | jag återkallade |
| Supine | återkallat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har återkallat | jag har återkallat |
| Past perfect | hade återkallat | jag hade återkallat |
| Future | ska återkalla | or: kommer att återkalla |
| Conditional | skulle återkalla | jag skulle återkalla |
| Imperative | återkalla! | a command |
| Present participle | återkallande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | återkallad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | återkallas |
|---|---|
| Present | återkallas |
| Past | återkallades |
| Supine | återkallats |
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 återkallar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise återkalla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (återkalla). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does återkalla mean in English?
återkalla means “to recall, recall (request or order someone or something to return, also of product recalls and the like)”.
What is the past tense of återkalla?
The past tense of återkalla is återkallade (“jag återkallade”). The supine is återkallat, used in “jag har återkallat”.
What is the present tense of återkalla?
återkallar, the same for every person: jag återkallar, du återkallar, vi återkallar.
Origin
åter + kalla
Nearby common words
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