anlända
Meaning
reach; arrive
In Swedish: komma fram
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att anlända | to reach |
|---|---|---|
| Present | anländer | jag anländer |
| Past | anlände | jag anlände |
| Supine | anlänt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har anlänt | jag har anlänt |
| Past perfect | hade anlänt | jag hade anlänt |
| Future | ska anlända | or: kommer att anlända |
| Conditional | skulle anlända | jag skulle anlända |
| Imperative | anländ! | a command |
| Present participle | anländande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | anländ | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | anländas |
|---|---|
| Present | anländs |
| Past | anländes |
| Supine | anlänts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use anländer. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise anlända
1 / 2Yesterday I … (anlända). Which is the past tense?
anlända in a sentence
- vi anlände till Rom på morgonenwe arrived in (reached) Rome in the morning
- Mitt flyg anländer klockan sju.My flight arrives at seven.
Questions
What does anlända mean in English?
anlända means “reach, arrive”.
What is the past tense of anlända?
The past tense of anlända is anlände (“jag anlände”). The supine is anlänt, used in “jag har anlänt”.
What is the present tense of anlända?
anländer, the same for every person: jag anländer, du anländer, vi anländer.
Similar words
ankomma
Nearby common words
anlända is number 2,458 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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