anse
Meaning
consider; regard
In Swedish: tycka; betrakta
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att anse | to consider |
|---|---|---|
| Present | anser | jag anser |
| Past | ansåg | jag ansåg |
| Supine | ansett | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har ansett | jag har ansett |
| Past perfect | hade ansett | jag hade ansett |
| Future | ska anse | or: kommer att anse |
| Conditional | skulle anse | jag skulle anse |
| Imperative | anse! | a command |
| Present participle | anseende | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | ansedd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | anses |
|---|---|
| Present | anses |
| Past | ansågs |
| Supine | ansetts |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use anser. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise anse
1 / 2Yesterday I … (anse). Which is the past tense?
anse in a sentence
- jag anser att saken är utageradas far as I'm concerned, it's all over and done with
- hon anses som en skicklig advokatshe is a very highly regarded lawyer
- hon anser sig alltför gammalshe thinks she's much too old
- Sven anser att Beatles var riktigt braSven thinks (is of the opinion) that the Beatles were really good
- Vi anser att den här metoden är mest lovandeWe believe (are of the opinion that) this method is the most promising
Questions
What does anse mean in English?
anse means “consider, regard”.
What is the past tense of anse?
The past tense of anse is ansåg (“jag ansåg”). The supine is ansett, used in “jag har ansett”.
What is the present tense of anse?
anser, the same for every person: jag anser, du anser, vi anser.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish anse, from Middle Low German ansen.
Nearby common words
anse is number 1,361 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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