cirkla
Meaning
circle
In Swedish: röra sig i cirklar, kretsa
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att cirkla | to circle |
|---|---|---|
| Present | cirklar | jag cirklar |
| Past | cirklade | jag cirklade |
| Supine | cirklat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har cirklat | jag har cirklat |
| Past perfect | hade cirklat | jag hade cirklat |
| Future | ska cirkla | or: kommer att cirkla |
| Conditional | skulle cirkla | jag skulle cirkla |
| Imperative | cirkla! | a command |
| Present participle | cirklande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | cirklas |
|---|---|
| Present | cirklas |
| Past | cirklades |
| Supine | cirklats |
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 cirklar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise cirkla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (cirkla). Which is the past tense?
cirkla in a sentence
- planet cirklade över flygplatsenthe aircraft circled over the airport
- Fåglarna cirklade över soptippenThe birds circled above the dump
Questions
What does cirkla mean in English?
cirkla means “circle”.
What is the past tense of cirkla?
The past tense of cirkla is cirklade (“jag cirklade”). The supine is cirklat, used in “jag har cirklat”.
What is the present tense of cirkla?
cirklar, the same for every person: jag cirklar, du cirklar, vi cirklar.
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