beräkna
Meaning
calculate; reckon
In Swedish: räkna ut
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att beräkna | to calculate |
|---|---|---|
| Present | beräknar | jag beräknar |
| Past | beräknade | jag beräknade |
| Supine | beräknat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har beräknat | jag har beräknat |
| Past perfect | hade beräknat | jag hade beräknat |
| Future | ska beräkna | or: kommer att beräkna |
| Conditional | skulle beräkna | jag skulle beräkna |
| Imperative | beräkna! | a command |
| Present participle | beräknande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | beräknad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | beräknas |
|---|---|
| Present | beräknas |
| Past | beräknades |
| Supine | beräknats |
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 beräknar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise beräkna
1 / 2Yesterday I … (beräkna). Which is the past tense?
beräkna in a sentence
- vi beräknar att varannan svensk har sett filmenin our estimate, just about every other Swede has seen the film
- undersökningen beräknas bli klar nästa veckathe study is expected to be ready next week
Questions
What does beräkna mean in English?
beräkna means “calculate, reckon”.
What is the past tense of beräkna?
The past tense of beräkna is beräknade (“jag beräknade”). The supine is beräknat, used in “jag har beräknat”.
What is the present tense of beräkna?
beräknar, the same for every person: jag beräknar, du beräknar, vi beräknar.
Similar words
kalkylera
Origin
Probably from Middle Low German berēkenen, equivalent to be- + räkna.
Nearby common words
beräkna is number 5,382 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,378solnedgång sunset
- 5,379värvning recruitment, enlistment
- 5,380vänlighet friendliness, kindness, a friendly or kind act or utterance
- 5,381godkännande authorization
- 5,383mogna ripen, mature
- 5,384predika preach
- 5,385hotad threatened
- 5,386dvd alternative letter-case form of DVD
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