applådera
Meaning
applaud, clap
In Swedish: klappa (i) händerna, ge sitt bifall till
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att applådera | to applaud |
|---|---|---|
| Present | applåderar | jag applåderar |
| Past | applåderade | jag applåderade |
| Supine | applåderat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har applåderat | jag har applåderat |
| Past perfect | hade applåderat | jag hade applåderat |
| Future | ska applådera | or: kommer att applådera |
| Conditional | skulle applådera | jag skulle applådera |
| Imperative | applådera! | a command |
| Present participle | applåderande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | applåderad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | applåderas |
|---|---|
| Present | applåderas |
| Past | applåderades |
| Supine | applåderats |
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 applåderar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise applådera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (applådera). Which is the past tense?
applådera in a sentence
- valet applåderas av massmediathe audience applauded willingly
Questions
What does applådera mean in English?
applådera means “applaud, clap”.
What is the past tense of applådera?
The past tense of applådera is applåderade (“jag applåderade”). The supine is applåderat, used in “jag har applåderat”.
What is the present tense of applådera?
applåderar, the same for every person: jag applåderar, du applåderar, vi applåderar.
Origin
Borrowed from French applaudir, from Latin applaudere, superficially equivalent to applåd + -era.
Nearby common words
applådera is number 7,560 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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