dejta
Meaning
to date; to date (someone); to date each other
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att dejta | to date |
|---|---|---|
| Present | dejtar | jag dejtar |
| Past | dejtade | jag dejtade |
| Supine | dejtat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har dejtat | jag har dejtat |
| Past perfect | hade dejtat | jag hade dejtat |
| Future | ska dejta | or: kommer att dejta |
| Conditional | skulle dejta | jag skulle dejta |
| Imperative | dejta! | a command |
| Present participle | dejtande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | dejtad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | dejtas |
|---|---|
| Present | dejtas |
| Past | dejtades |
| Supine | dejtats |
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 dejtar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise dejta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (dejta). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does dejta mean in English?
dejta means “to date, to date (someone)”.
What is the past tense of dejta?
The past tense of dejta is dejtade (“jag dejtade”). The supine is dejtat, used in “jag har dejtat”.
What is the present tense of dejta?
dejtar, the same for every person: jag dejtar, du dejtar, vi dejtar.
Origin
From English date + -a or from dejt + -a.
Nearby common words
dejta is number 1,536 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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