dölja
Meaning
conceal; hide
In Swedish: gömma, täcka (över)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att dölja | to conceal |
|---|---|---|
| Present | döljer | jag döljer |
| Past | dolde | jag dolde |
| Supine | dolt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har dolt | jag har dolt |
| Past perfect | hade dolt | jag hade dolt |
| Future | ska dölja | or: kommer att dölja |
| Conditional | skulle dölja | jag skulle dölja |
| Imperative | dölj! | a command |
| Present participle | döljande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | dold | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | döljas |
|---|---|
| Present | döljs |
| Past | doldes |
| Supine | dolts |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use döljer. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise dölja
1 / 2Yesterday I … (dölja). Which is the past tense?
dölja in a sentence
- det kan inte längre döljas att det finns stora motsättningar mellan parternathe severity of the disagreement between the parties can no longer be concealed
- dölja en gäspningconceal a yawn
Questions
What does dölja mean in English?
dölja means “conceal, hide”.
What is the past tense of dölja?
The past tense of dölja is dolde (“jag dolde”). The supine is dolt, used in “jag har dolt”.
What is the present tense of dölja?
döljer, the same for every person: jag döljer, du döljer, vi döljer.
Similar words
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Origin
From Old Swedish dylia (“to deny an accusation”), from Old Norse dylja (“to hide, conceal”).
Nearby common words
dölja is number 1,222 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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