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betrakta

look at, contemplate, consider, regard

Meaning

look at; contemplate; consider; regard

In Swedish: se på

Conjugation

Conjugation of betrakta (look at)
Infinitive	att betrakta	to look at
Present	betraktar	jag betraktar
Past	betraktade	jag betraktade
Supine	betraktat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har betraktat	jag har betraktat
Past perfect	hade betraktat	jag hade betraktat
Future	ska betrakta	or: kommer att betrakta
Conditional	skulle betrakta	jag skulle betrakta
Imperative	betrakta!	a command
Present participle	betraktande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	betraktad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of betrakta
Infinitive	betraktas
Present	betraktas
Past	betraktades
Supine	betraktats

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 betraktar. See the four verb groups explained.

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betrakta in a sentence

han betraktade sig själv i spegeln
he regarded himself in the mirror
jag betraktar frågan som färdigbehandlad
I consider the matter closed
Katten betraktade honom misstänksamt
The cat regarded him suspiciously
Hon betraktade honom med en outgrundlig min
She looked at him with an inscrutable expression
Plötsligt fick jag syn på någon som stod i dörröppningen och betraktade mig
Suddenly, I noticed [got sight of] someone standing in the doorway watching me
Några sälar betraktade oss nyfiket på avstånd
Some seals watched us curiously from a distance
Som journalistik betraktat är det uselt, även om det är underhållande läsning
From a journalistic standpoint ["as journalism regarded" – slightly literary word order that's idiomatic here], it's terrible, though [even if it is] entertaining reading
Det gör ont att få en dolk i ryggen av någon man betraktat som en nära vän
It hurts to be stabbed in the back by someone you [have] considered [have regarded as] a close friend

Questions

What does betrakta mean in English?

betrakta means “look at, contemplate”.

What is the past tense of betrakta?

The past tense of betrakta is betraktade (“jag betraktade”). The supine is betraktat, used in “jag har betraktat”.

What is the present tense of betrakta?

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

Similar words

åskådabeskådaiakttasese påskådatitta

Origin

Borrowed from Middle Low German betrachten.

Nearby common words

betrakta is number 3,626 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,622seriemördare a serial killer
3,623hälsning a greeting (in person), a greeting, regards (passed-on greeting)
3,624databas database
3,625avskeda sack, dismiss
3,627främsta first
3,628spöka haunt
3,629signera sign
3,630kappa coat

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