avancera
Meaning
advance
In Swedish: gå framåt (mil.); bli befordrad
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att avancera | to advance |
|---|---|---|
| Present | avancerar | jag avancerar |
| Past | avancerade | jag avancerade |
| Supine | avancerat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har avancerat | jag har avancerat |
| Past perfect | hade avancerat | jag hade avancerat |
| Future | ska avancera | or: kommer att avancera |
| Conditional | skulle avancera | jag skulle avancera |
| Imperative | avancera! | a command |
| Present participle | avancerande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | avancerad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | avanceras |
|---|---|
| Present | avanceras |
| Past | avancerades |
| Supine | avancerats |
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 avancerar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise avancera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (avancera). Which is the past tense?
avancera in a sentence
- han avancerade till kamrerhe advanced to chief accountant
Questions
What does avancera mean in English?
avancera means “advance”.
What is the past tense of avancera?
The past tense of avancera is avancerade (“jag avancerade”). The supine is avancerat, used in “jag har avancerat”.
What is the present tense of avancera?
avancerar, the same for every person: jag avancerar, du avancerar, vi avancerar.
Similar words
framskridavinna befordran
Nearby common words
avancera is number 4,763 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 4,759anhålla request, ask
- 4,760godhet goodness, benevolence
- 4,761övernaturlig supernatural
- 4,762krets circle, circuit
- 4,764gnista spark; vestige, trace
- 4,765elektricitet electricity
- 4,766flykting fugitive, refugee
- 4,767öm sore, tender
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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