Swedish verb· top 2,000 most common

akta

be careful (with), watch out (for), protect, guard

Meaning

be careful (with); watch out (for); protect; guard; take care of; be careful with

In Swedish: vara rädd om, vara försiktig med, skydda

Conjugation

Conjugation of akta (be careful)
Infinitive	att akta	to be careful
Present	aktar	jag aktar
Past	aktade	jag aktade
Supine	aktat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har aktat	jag har aktat
Past perfect	hade aktat	jag hade aktat
Future	ska akta	or: kommer att akta
Conditional	skulle akta	jag skulle akta
Imperative	akta!	a command
Present participle	aktande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	aktad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of akta
Infinitive	aktas
Present	aktas
Past	aktades
Supine	aktats

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 aktar. See the four verb groups explained.

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akta in a sentence

du måste akta din nya cykel
you must look after your new bike
Akta huvudet!
Mind your head!
Akta huvudet när du går in!
Watch your head as you enter!
Akta blomkrukan när du öppnar fönstret
Watch the flowerpot when you open the window
Aktas
Handle with care (on packages and the like)
en aktad forskare
an esteemed scientist

Questions

What does akta mean in English?

akta means “be careful (with), watch out (for)”.

What is the past tense of akta?

The past tense of akta is aktade (“jag aktade”). The supine is aktat, used in “jag har aktat”.

What is the present tense of akta?

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

Similar words

värna

Nearby common words

akta is number 1,078 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,074stjärna star
1,075varenda every
1,076hindra prevent, hinder
1,077adjö goodbye!, farewell!
1,079bit piece, bit, part, bit
1,080avslöja reveal, uncover
1,081lögn falsehood, lie
1,082suga suck

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary