Swedish verb· top 2,000 most common

båta

to help (achieve something, or fail to do so), to remedy, to boot (etymology 2)

Meaning

to help (achieve something, or fail to do so), to remedy, to boot (etymology 2)

Conjugation

Conjugation of båta (help)
Infinitive	att båta	to help
Present	båtar	jag båtar
Past	båtade	jag båtade
Supine	båtat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har båtat	jag har båtat
Past perfect	hade båtat	jag hade båtat
Future	ska båta	or: kommer att båta
Conditional	skulle båta	jag skulle båta
Imperative	båta!	a command
Present participle	båtande	-ing, used as an adjective

Passive (-s form)

Passive of båta
Infinitive	båtas
Present	båtas
Past	båtades
Supine	båtats

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 båtar. See the four verb groups explained.

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båta in a sentence

Det båtar föga.
It won't help.

Questions

What does båta mean in English?

båta means “to help (achieve something, or fail to do so), to remedy, to boot (etymology 2)”.

What is the past tense of båta?

The past tense of båta is båtade (“jag båtade”). The supine is båtat, used in “jag har båtat”.

What is the present tense of båta?

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

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary