expandera
Meaning
expand
In Swedish: breda ut sig, utvidgas, växa
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att expandera | to expand |
|---|---|---|
| Present | expanderar | jag expanderar |
| Past | expanderade | jag expanderade |
| Supine | expanderat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har expanderat | jag har expanderat |
| Past perfect | hade expanderat | jag hade expanderat |
| Future | ska expandera | or: kommer att expandera |
| Conditional | skulle expandera | jag skulle expandera |
| Imperative | expandera! | a command |
| Present participle | expanderande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | expanderad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | expanderas |
|---|---|
| Present | expanderas |
| Past | expanderades |
| Supine | expanderats |
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 expanderar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise expandera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (expandera). Which is the past tense?
expandera in a sentence
- världshandeln expanderar kraftigtworld trade is undergoing rapid expansion
Questions
What does expandera mean in English?
expandera means “expand”.
What is the past tense of expandera?
The past tense of expandera is expanderade (“jag expanderade”). The supine is expanderat, used in “jag har expanderat”.
What is the present tense of expandera?
expanderar, the same for every person: jag expanderar, du expanderar, vi expanderar.
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expandera is number 7,013 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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