cirkulera
Meaning
circulate
In Swedish: gå runt, vara i omlopp
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att cirkulera | to circulate |
|---|---|---|
| Present | cirkulerar | jag cirkulerar |
| Past | cirkulerade | jag cirkulerade |
| Supine | cirkulerat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har cirkulerat | jag har cirkulerat |
| Past perfect | hade cirkulerat | jag hade cirkulerat |
| Future | ska cirkulera | or: kommer att cirkulera |
| Conditional | skulle cirkulera | jag skulle cirkulera |
| Imperative | cirkulera! | a command |
| Present participle | cirkulerande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | cirkulerad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | cirkuleras |
|---|---|
| Present | cirkuleras |
| Past | cirkulerades |
| Supine | cirkulerats |
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 cirkulerar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise cirkulera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (cirkulera). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does cirkulera mean in English?
cirkulera means “circulate”.
What is the past tense of cirkulera?
The past tense of cirkulera is cirkulerade (“jag cirkulerade”). The supine is cirkulerat, used in “jag har cirkulerat”.
What is the present tense of cirkulera?
cirkulerar, the same for every person: jag cirkulerar, du cirkulerar, vi cirkulerar.
Origin
cirkel + -era
Nearby common words
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary