arrestera
Meaning
arrest
In Swedish: gripa, anhålla
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att arrestera | to arrest |
|---|---|---|
| Present | arresterar | jag arresterar |
| Past | arresterade | jag arresterade |
| Supine | arresterat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har arresterat | jag har arresterat |
| Past perfect | hade arresterat | jag hade arresterat |
| Future | ska arrestera | or: kommer att arrestera |
| Conditional | skulle arrestera | jag skulle arrestera |
| Imperative | arrestera! | a command |
| Present participle | arresterande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | arresterad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | arresteras |
|---|---|
| Present | arresteras |
| Past | arresterades |
| Supine | arresterats |
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 arresterar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise arrestera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (arrestera). Which is the past tense?
arrestera in a sentence
- han arresterades (som misstänkt) för valutabrotthe was arrested on suspicion of violation of the currency regulations
Questions
What does arrestera mean in English?
arrestera means “arrest”.
What is the past tense of arrestera?
The past tense of arrestera is arresterade (“jag arresterade”). The supine is arresterat, used in “jag har arresterat”.
What is the present tense of arrestera?
arresterar, the same for every person: jag arresterar, du arresterar, vi arresterar.
Similar words
frihetsberövagripa
Origin
arrest + -era
Nearby common words
arrestera is number 2,410 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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