fasta
fasta as a verb
Meaning
fast
In Swedish: avstå från att äta
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att fasta | to fast |
|---|---|---|
| Present | fastar | jag fastar |
| Past | fastade | jag fastade |
| Supine | fastat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har fastat | jag har fastat |
| Past perfect | hade fastat | jag hade fastat |
| Future | ska fasta | or: kommer att fasta |
| Conditional | skulle fasta | jag skulle fasta |
| Imperative | fasta! | a command |
| Present participle | fastande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | fastas |
|---|---|
| Present | fastas |
| Past | fastades |
| Supine | fastats |
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 fastar. See the four verb groups explained.
fasta as a noun(en fasta)
Meaning
fast; fasting
In Swedish: det att fasta; tid då man fastar
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en fasta |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | fastan |
| Plural, indefinite | fastor |
| Plural, definite | fastorna |
fasta is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor fasta, den stora fastan. Check another noun
Practise fasta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (fasta). Which is the past tense?
fasta in a sentence
- jag fastade en veckaI fasted for a week
- på fastande mageon an empty stomach
Expressions
- ta fasta på (något)take note of (something)
Questions
What does fasta mean in English?
fasta means “fast”.
Is it en fasta or ett fasta?
It is en fasta, and “the fast” is fastan.
What is the plural of fasta?
The plural of fasta is fastor, and the definite plural is fastorna.
What is the past tense of fasta?
The past tense of fasta is fastade (“jag fastade”). The supine is fastat, used in “jag har fastat”.
What is the present tense of fasta?
fastar, the same for every person: jag fastar, du fastar, vi fastar.
Origin
From Old Swedish fasta, from Old Norse fasta, from Proto-Germanic *fastāną.
Nearby common words
fasta is number 4,884 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 4,880premiär première, opening night
- 4,881öre penny
- 4,882presentation presentation
- 4,883oväntad unexpected
- 4,885fullfölja complete, realize
- 4,886orma to move in a way that reminds the movement of a snake; to slither, to snake
- 4,887café café, cafe, alternative spelling of kafé (“café, coffee shop”)
- 4,888alias alias
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