citera
Meaning
quote
In Swedish: ordagrant återge
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att citera | to quote |
|---|---|---|
| Present | citerar | jag citerar |
| Past | citerade | jag citerade |
| Supine | citerat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har citerat | jag har citerat |
| Past perfect | hade citerat | jag hade citerat |
| Future | ska citera | or: kommer att citera |
| Conditional | skulle citera | jag skulle citera |
| Imperative | citera! | a command |
| Present participle | citerande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | citerad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | citeras |
|---|---|
| Present | citeras |
| Past | citerades |
| Supine | citerats |
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 citerar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise citera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (citera). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does citera mean in English?
citera means “quote”.
What is the past tense of citera?
The past tense of citera is citerade (“jag citerade”). The supine is citerat, used in “jag har citerat”.
What is the present tense of citera?
citerar, the same for every person: jag citerar, du citerar, vi citerar.
Nearby common words
citera is number 4,277 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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