arbeta
Meaning
work; labour; labor (US)
In Swedish: utföra ett arbete, vara verksam, jobba
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att arbeta | to work |
|---|---|---|
| Present | arbetar | jag arbetar |
| Past | arbetade | jag arbetade |
| Supine | arbetat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har arbetat | jag har arbetat |
| Past perfect | hade arbetat | jag hade arbetat |
| Future | ska arbeta | or: kommer att arbeta |
| Conditional | skulle arbeta | jag skulle arbeta |
| Imperative | arbeta! | a command |
| Present participle | arbetande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | arbetad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | arbetas |
|---|---|
| Present | arbetas |
| Past | arbetades |
| Supine | arbetats |
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 arbetar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise arbeta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (arbeta). Which is the past tense?
arbeta in a sentence
- arbeta för jämlikhetwork (strive) for equality
- hon arbetade vidare efter pensionenshe stayed on at her job after retiring
- arbeta som fotografwork as a photographer
- arbeta på ackorddo (be on) piecework
- arbeta på fabrikwork in a factory
- vi arbetar med fackliga frågorwe deal with trade union issues
- han arbetar i hemmethe works at home
- arbeta fram ett förslaghammer out a suggestion
Questions
What does arbeta mean in English?
arbeta means “work, labour”.
What is the past tense of arbeta?
The past tense of arbeta is arbetade (“jag arbetade”). The supine is arbetat, used in “jag har arbetat”.
What is the present tense of arbeta?
arbetar, the same for every person: jag arbetar, du arbetar, vi arbetar.
Similar words
jobbatjänstgöraknegaverka
Where the course teaches it
Nearby common words
arbeta is number 533 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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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