bänka
Meaning
bench (remove a player from play); have a seat
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att bänka | to bench |
|---|---|---|
| Present | bänkar | jag bänkar |
| Past | bänkade | jag bänkade |
| Supine | bänkat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har bänkat | jag har bänkat |
| Past perfect | hade bänkat | jag hade bänkat |
| Future | ska bänka | or: kommer att bänka |
| Conditional | skulle bänka | jag skulle bänka |
| Imperative | bänka! | a command |
| Present participle | bänkande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | bänkad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | bänkas |
|---|---|
| Present | bänkas |
| Past | bänkades |
| Supine | bänkats |
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 bänkar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise bänka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (bänka). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does bänka mean in English?
bänka means “bench (remove a player from play), have a seat”.
What is the past tense of bänka?
The past tense of bänka is bänkade (“jag bänkade”). The supine is bänkat, used in “jag har bänkat”.
What is the present tense of bänka?
bänkar, the same for every person: jag bänkar, du bänkar, vi bänkar.
Origin
bänk + -a
Nearby common words
bänka is number 7,164 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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