festa
Meaning
party
In Swedish: hålla fest
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att festa | to party |
|---|---|---|
| Present | festar | jag festar |
| Past | festade | jag festade |
| Supine | festat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har festat | jag har festat |
| Past perfect | hade festat | jag hade festat |
| Future | ska festa | or: kommer att festa |
| Conditional | skulle festa | jag skulle festa |
| Imperative | festa! | a command |
| Present participle | festande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | festas |
|---|---|
| Present | festas |
| Past | festades |
| Supine | festats |
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 festar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise festa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (festa). Which is the past tense?
festa in a sentence
- han har festat en hel veckahe has been partying for a whole week
Questions
What does festa mean in English?
festa means “party”.
What is the past tense of festa?
The past tense of festa is festade (“jag festade”). The supine is festat, used in “jag har festat”.
What is the present tense of festa?
festar, the same for every person: jag festar, du festar, vi festar.
Similar words
svirafirakalasa
Origin
From fest + -a.
Nearby common words
festa is number 1,341 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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