Swedish verb· top 2,000 most common

anlita

engage

Meaning

engage

In Swedish: vända sig till (för att få hjälp) , rådfråga, utnyttja

Conjugation

Conjugation of anlita (engage)
Infinitive	att anlita	to engage
Present	anlitar	jag anlitar
Past	anlitade	jag anlitade
Supine	anlitat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har anlitat	jag har anlitat
Past perfect	hade anlitat	jag hade anlitat
Future	ska anlita	or: kommer att anlita
Conditional	skulle anlita	jag skulle anlita
Imperative	anlita!	a command
Present participle	anlitande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	anlitad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of anlita
Infinitive	anlitas
Present	anlitas
Past	anlitades
Supine	anlitats

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 anlitar. See the four verb groups explained.

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anlita in a sentence

en ofta anlitad musiker
a musician in great demand
anlita en expert
turn to an expert

Questions

What does anlita mean in English?

anlita means “engage”.

What is the past tense of anlita?

The past tense of anlita is anlitade (“jag anlitade”). The supine is anlitat, used in “jag har anlitat”.

What is the present tense of anlita?

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

Similar words

lejaanställa

Origin

Unclear origin, most likely an- + lita (“trust”).

Nearby common words

anlita is number 1,894 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,890överlämna deliver, present
1,891soffa sofa; settee, couch
1,892bekant well-known, known
1,893avstånd distance, space (between)
1,895plana flatten (out), plane; to move in a way that lifts the bow of a boat out of the water
1,896käft jaw
1,897köp purchase
1,898flög flew

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