beslagta
Meaning
confiscate; seize
In Swedish: ta i förvar, konfiskera
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att beslagta | to confiscate |
|---|---|---|
| Present | beslagtar | jag beslagtar |
| Past | beslagtog | jag beslagtog |
| Supine | beslagtagit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har beslagtagit | jag har beslagtagit |
| Past perfect | hade beslagtagit | jag hade beslagtagit |
| Future | ska beslagta | or: kommer att beslagta |
| Conditional | skulle beslagta | jag skulle beslagta |
| Imperative | beslagta! | a command |
| Present participle | beslagtagande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | beslagtagen | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | beslagtas |
|---|---|
| Present | beslagtas |
| Past | beslagtogs |
| Supine | beslagtagits |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use beslagtar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise beslagta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (beslagta). Which is the past tense?
beslagta in a sentence
- polisen har beslagtagit vapen, ammunition och sprängämnenthe police have seized a variety of weapons, ammunition and explosives
Questions
What does beslagta mean in English?
beslagta means “confiscate, seize”.
What is the past tense of beslagta?
The past tense of beslagta is beslagtog (“jag beslagtog”). The supine is beslagtagit, used in “jag har beslagtagit”.
What is the present tense of beslagta?
beslagtar, the same for every person: jag beslagtar, du beslagtar, vi beslagtar.
Similar words
Origin
Calque of German beschlagnahmen, equivalent to beslag (“seizure”) + ta (“take”).
Nearby common words
beslagta is number 6,022 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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