Swedish verb

axla

put on, shoulder

Meaning

put on; shoulder

In Swedish: överta en uppgift

Conjugation

Conjugation of axla (put on)
Infinitive	att axla	to put on
Present	axlar	jag axlar
Past	axlade	jag axlade
Supine	axlat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har axlat	jag har axlat
Past perfect	hade axlat	jag hade axlat
Future	ska axla	or: kommer att axla
Conditional	skulle axla	jag skulle axla
Imperative	axla!	a command
Present participle	axlande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	axlad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of axla
Infinitive	axlas
Present	axlas
Past	axlades
Supine	axlats

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 axlar. See the four verb groups explained.

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axla in a sentence

axla en börda
shoulder a burden

Questions

What does axla mean in English?

axla means “put on, shoulder”.

What is the past tense of axla?

The past tense of axla is axlade (“jag axlade”). The supine is axlat, used in “jag har axlat”.

What is the present tense of axla?

axlar, the same for every person: jag axlar, du axlar, vi axlar.

Origin

axel (“shoulder”) + -a

Nearby common words

axla is number 6,546 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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6,544förnya renew
6,545amma suckle, breastfeed
6,547broschyr brochure
6,548utmärkelse distinction
6,549vrist ankle
6,550motsätta object

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