dokumentera
Meaning
to document
In Swedish: bevisa genom dokument
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att dokumentera | to document |
|---|---|---|
| Present | dokumenterar | jag dokumenterar |
| Past | dokumenterade | jag dokumenterade |
| Supine | dokumenterat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har dokumenterat | jag har dokumenterat |
| Past perfect | hade dokumenterat | jag hade dokumenterat |
| Future | ska dokumentera | or: kommer att dokumentera |
| Conditional | skulle dokumentera | jag skulle dokumentera |
| Imperative | dokumentera! | a command |
| Present participle | dokumenterande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | dokumenterad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | dokumenteras |
|---|---|
| Present | dokumenteras |
| Past | dokumenterades |
| Supine | dokumenterats |
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 dokumenterar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise dokumentera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (dokumentera). Which is the past tense?
dokumentera in a sentence
- Amnesty dokumenterar juntans terrorAmnesty International is documenting the junta's use of terror
- dokumentera sin skicklighet (som)document one´s capabilities (as)
Questions
What does dokumentera mean in English?
dokumentera means “to document”.
What is the past tense of dokumentera?
The past tense of dokumentera is dokumenterade (“jag dokumenterade”). The supine is dokumenterat, used in “jag har dokumenterat”.
What is the present tense of dokumentera?
dokumenterar, the same for every person: jag dokumenterar, du dokumenterar, vi dokumenterar.
Where the course teaches it
Origin
dokument + -era
Nearby common words
dokumentera is number 6,772 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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