bädda
Meaning
make one's bed
In Swedish: göra i ordning (en säng)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att bädda | to make one's bed |
|---|---|---|
| Present | bäddar | jag bäddar |
| Past | bäddade | jag bäddade |
| Supine | bäddat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har bäddat | jag har bäddat |
| Past perfect | hade bäddat | jag hade bäddat |
| Future | ska bädda | or: kommer att bädda |
| Conditional | skulle bädda | jag skulle bädda |
| Imperative | bädda! | a command |
| Present participle | bäddande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | bäddad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | bäddas |
|---|---|
| Present | bäddas |
| Past | bäddades |
| Supine | bäddats |
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 bäddar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise bädda
1 / 2Yesterday I … (bädda). Which is the past tense?
bädda in a sentence
- det var bäddat för segereverything was set for victory
- var och en bäddar sin sängeveryone is expected to make his or her own bed
- att bädda (sängen)to make the bed
- bädda med rena lakanmake the bed with fresh sheets
- bädda ner någontuck someone into bed
Questions
What does bädda mean in English?
bädda means “make one's bed”.
What is the past tense of bädda?
The past tense of bädda is bäddade (“jag bäddade”). The supine is bäddat, used in “jag har bäddat”.
What is the present tense of bädda?
bäddar, the same for every person: jag bäddar, du bäddar, vi bäddar.
Origin
bädd + -a
Nearby common words
bädda is number 6,512 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 6,508ensamstående single, sole (not in a relationship), lone (without (contact with) close relatives)
- 6,509milt mild, gently, mildly; blandly
- 6,510fungerande working
- 6,511fördömda doomed
- 6,513herde cowherd, shepherd
- 6,514donator donator, a donor
- 6,515gästfrihet hospitality, hospitableness (the quality of being welcoming and generous towards guests)
- 6,516värka ache
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