fela
fela as a verb
Meaning
do wrong; make a mistake; err
In Swedish: göra fel
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att fela | to do wrong |
|---|---|---|
| Present | felar | jag felar |
| Past | felade | jag felade |
| Supine | felat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har felat | jag har felat |
| Past perfect | hade felat | jag hade felat |
| Future | ska fela | or: kommer att fela |
| Conditional | skulle fela | jag skulle fela |
| Imperative | fela! | a command |
| Present participle | felande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | felad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | felas |
|---|---|
| Present | felas |
| Past | felades |
| Supine | felats |
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 felar. See the four verb groups explained.
fela as a noun(en fela)
Meaning
a fiddle, a violin
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en fela |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | felan |
| Plural, indefinite | felor |
| Plural, definite | felorna |
fela is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor fela, den stora felan. Check another noun
Practise fela
1 / 2Yesterday I … (fela). Which is the past tense?
fela in a sentence
- det är mänskligt att felato err is human
- den felande länkenthe missing link
Questions
What does fela mean in English?
fela means “do wrong, make a mistake”.
Is it en fela or ett fela?
It is en fela, and “the a fiddle” is felan.
What is the plural of fela?
The plural of fela is felor, and the definite plural is felorna.
What is the past tense of fela?
The past tense of fela is felade (“jag felade”). The supine is felat, used in “jag har felat”.
What is the present tense of fela?
felar, the same for every person: jag felar, du felar, vi felar.
Origin
Probably shortened from fidla, both from Old Swedish fiþla, from Old Norse fiðla.
Nearby common words
fela is number 8,039 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 8,035mila charcol fire, a charcoal stack, an earth kiln
- 8,036skymt glimmer, suspicion
- 8,037tillfredsställande satisfactory, acceptable
- 8,038kemtvätt dry cleaning
- 8,040efterfrågan demand
- 8,041huv hood, cover
- 8,042klump lump
- 8,043lärdom learning
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary