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dela

share, divide, split, cut up/deːla/

Meaning

share; divide; split; cut up; split up

In Swedish: avskilja i delar

Conjugation

Conjugation of dela (share)
Infinitive	att dela	to share
Present	delar	jag delar
Past	delade	jag delade
Supine	delat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har delat	jag har delat
Past perfect	hade delat	jag hade delat
Future	ska dela	or: kommer att dela
Conditional	skulle dela	jag skulle dela
Imperative	dela!	a command
Present participle	delande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	delad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of dela
Infinitive	delas
Present	delas
Past	delades
Supine	delats

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 delar. See the four verb groups explained.

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dela in a sentence

dela ett arv
distribute an inheritance
dela ett äpple i fyra delar
divide an apple in four parts
dela någons åsikt
share an opinion
dela rum
share a room
nio delat med tre är tre (9:3=3)
nine divided by three is three (9/3=3)
De delar ett språk
They share a language
Dela tårtan i lika stora delar
Cut the cake in equal parts

Expressions

det råder delade meningar
opinion is divided
dela med sig
share with other people

Questions

What does dela mean in English?

dela means “share, divide”.

What is the past tense of dela?

The past tense of dela is delade (“jag delade”). The supine is delat, used in “jag har delat”.

What is the present tense of dela?

delar, the same for every person: jag delar, du delar, vi delar.

Similar words

klyvastyckadivideraavskiljaskilja

Origin

From Old Swedish dēla, from Old Norse deila, from Proto-Germanic *dailijaną.

Nearby common words

dela is number 782 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

778fånga catch
779starta start
780försiktig careful
781början start, commencement
783framför in front of
784område area
785sådan such, such a
786sam swam

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