absorbera
Meaning
absorb; soak (suck) up; occupy; fill
In Swedish: suga upp
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att absorbera | to absorb |
|---|---|---|
| Present | absorberar | jag absorberar |
| Past | absorberade | jag absorberade |
| Supine | absorberat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har absorberat | jag har absorberat |
| Past perfect | hade absorberat | jag hade absorberat |
| Future | ska absorbera | or: kommer att absorbera |
| Conditional | skulle absorbera | jag skulle absorbera |
| Imperative | absorbera! | a command |
| Present participle | absorberande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | absorberad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | absorberas |
|---|---|
| Present | absorberas |
| Past | absorberades |
| Supine | absorberats |
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 absorberar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise absorbera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (absorbera). Which is the past tense?
absorbera in a sentence
- trasan absorberar vattenthe cloth absorbs (soaks up) water
- arbetet absorberade honom fullständigtthe job absorbed him completely, he was engrossed in his work
Questions
What does absorbera mean in English?
absorbera means “absorb, soak (suck) up”.
What is the past tense of absorbera?
The past tense of absorbera is absorberade (“jag absorberade”). The supine is absorberat, used in “jag har absorberat”.
What is the present tense of absorbera?
absorberar, the same for every person: jag absorberar, du absorberar, vi absorberar.
Similar words
uppta
Nearby common words
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