åtgärda
Meaning
attend to; action
In Swedish: vidta åtgärder med, ta itu med
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att åtgärda | to attend to |
|---|---|---|
| Present | åtgärdar | jag åtgärdar |
| Past | åtgärdade | jag åtgärdade |
| Supine | åtgärdat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har åtgärdat | jag har åtgärdat |
| Past perfect | hade åtgärdat | jag hade åtgärdat |
| Future | ska åtgärda | or: kommer att åtgärda |
| Conditional | skulle åtgärda | jag skulle åtgärda |
| Imperative | åtgärda! | a command |
| Present participle | åtgärdande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | åtgärdad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | åtgärdas |
|---|---|
| Present | åtgärdas |
| Past | åtgärdades |
| Supine | åtgärdats |
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 åtgärdar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise åtgärda
1 / 2Yesterday I … (åtgärda). Which is the past tense?
åtgärda in a sentence
- felen måste åtgärdas omedelbartthe faults must be attended to (taken care of, dealt with)
Questions
What does åtgärda mean in English?
åtgärda means “attend to, action”.
What is the past tense of åtgärda?
The past tense of åtgärda is åtgärdade (“jag åtgärdade”). The supine is åtgärdat, used in “jag har åtgärdat”.
What is the present tense of åtgärda?
åtgärdar, the same for every person: jag åtgärdar, du åtgärdar, vi åtgärdar.
Similar words
avhjälpafixa
Origin
åtgärd + -a
Nearby common words
åtgärda is number 7,158 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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