banda
Meaning
record (on magnetic tape)
In Swedish: spela in på band
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att banda | to record |
|---|---|---|
| Present | bandar | jag bandar |
| Past | bandade | jag bandade |
| Supine | bandat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har bandat | jag har bandat |
| Past perfect | hade bandat | jag hade bandat |
| Future | ska banda | or: kommer att banda |
| Conditional | skulle banda | jag skulle banda |
| Imperative | banda! | a command |
| Present participle | bandande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | bandad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | bandas |
|---|---|
| Present | bandas |
| Past | bandades |
| Supine | bandats |
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 bandar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise banda
1 / 2Yesterday I … (banda). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does banda mean in English?
banda means “record (on magnetic tape)”.
What is the past tense of banda?
The past tense of banda is bandade (“jag bandade”). The supine is bandat, used in “jag har bandat”.
What is the present tense of banda?
bandar, the same for every person: jag bandar, du bandar, vi bandar.
Origin
band + -a
Nearby common words
banda is number 5,305 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,301omfattande extensive
- 5,302fängslad captive, imprisoned
- 5,303diet diet
- 5,304prioritera give priority to, prioritize
- 5,306fenomen phenomenon
- 5,307krysta bear down
- 5,308nederlag defeat
- 5,309renovera renovate
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