desertera
Meaning
desert
In Swedish: rymma från krigstjänst
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att desertera | to desert |
|---|---|---|
| Present | deserterar | jag deserterar |
| Past | deserterade | jag deserterade |
| Supine | deserterat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har deserterat | jag har deserterat |
| Past perfect | hade deserterat | jag hade deserterat |
| Future | ska desertera | or: kommer att desertera |
| Conditional | skulle desertera | jag skulle desertera |
| Imperative | desertera! | a command |
| Present participle | deserterande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | deserterad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | deserteras |
|---|---|
| Present | deserteras |
| Past | deserterades |
| Supine | deserterats |
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 deserterar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise desertera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (desertera). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does desertera mean in English?
desertera means “desert”.
What is the past tense of desertera?
The past tense of desertera is deserterade (“jag deserterade”). The supine is deserterat, used in “jag har deserterat”.
What is the present tense of desertera?
deserterar, the same for every person: jag deserterar, du deserterar, vi deserterar.
Origin
Borrowed from French déserter.
Nearby common words
desertera is number 9,646 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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