demonstrera
Meaning
demonstrate
In Swedish: visa (hur något fungerar), förevisa
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att demonstrera | to demonstrate |
|---|---|---|
| Present | demonstrerar | jag demonstrerar |
| Past | demonstrerade | jag demonstrerade |
| Supine | demonstrerat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har demonstrerat | jag har demonstrerat |
| Past perfect | hade demonstrerat | jag hade demonstrerat |
| Future | ska demonstrera | or: kommer att demonstrera |
| Conditional | skulle demonstrera | jag skulle demonstrera |
| Imperative | demonstrera! | a command |
| Present participle | demonstrerande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | demonstrerad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | demonstreras |
|---|---|
| Present | demonstreras |
| Past | demonstrerades |
| Supine | demonstrerats |
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 demonstrerar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise demonstrera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (demonstrera). Which is the past tense?
demonstrera in a sentence
- han demonstrerade hur dammsugaren fungeradehe demonstrated how the vacuum cleaner worked
- demonstrera mot kärnvapendemonstrate against nuclear weapons
Questions
What does demonstrera mean in English?
demonstrera means “demonstrate”.
What is the past tense of demonstrera?
The past tense of demonstrera is demonstrerade (“jag demonstrerade”). The supine is demonstrerat, used in “jag har demonstrerat”.
What is the present tense of demonstrera?
demonstrerar, the same for every person: jag demonstrerar, du demonstrerar, vi demonstrerar.
Nearby common words
demonstrera is number 6,615 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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