byta
Meaning
exchange; change
In Swedish: ge (något) och få (något annat istället), (ut)växla
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att byta | to exchange |
|---|---|---|
| Present | byter | jag byter |
| Past | bytte | jag bytte |
| Supine | bytt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har bytt | jag har bytt |
| Past perfect | hade bytt | jag hade bytt |
| Future | ska byta | or: kommer att byta |
| Conditional | skulle byta | jag skulle byta |
| Imperative | byt! | a command |
| Present participle | bytande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | bytt | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | bytas |
|---|---|
| Present | byts |
| Past | byttes |
| Supine | bytts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use byter. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise byta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (byta). Which is the past tense?
byta in a sentence
- Vill du byta plats med mig?Would you mind changing places with me?
- de bytte upp sig till en bättre lägenhetthey exchanged their flat for a better one
- det är skönt att byta miljö på semesternwhat's great about holidays is that you get a change of scene, (scenery)
- han fick byta ut hela fönstrethe had to change the entire window
Questions
What does byta mean in English?
byta means “exchange, change”.
What is the past tense of byta?
The past tense of byta is bytte (“jag bytte”). The supine is bytt, used in “jag har bytt”.
What is the present tense of byta?
byter, the same for every person: jag byter, du byter, vi byter.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Norse býta, from Middle Low German būten, of uncertain ultimate origin; possibly a Celtic borrowing, from Proto-Celtic *boudi (“victory, booty, spoils”).
Nearby common words
byta is number 652 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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