feta
feta as a verb
Meaning
boldface (set or print in boldface)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att feta | to boldface |
|---|---|---|
| Present | fetar | jag fetar |
| Past | fetade | jag fetade |
| Supine | fetat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har fetat | jag har fetat |
| Past perfect | hade fetat | jag hade fetat |
| Future | ska feta | or: kommer att feta |
| Conditional | skulle feta | jag skulle feta |
| Imperative | feta! | a command |
| Present participle | fetande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | fetad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | fetas |
|---|---|
| Present | fetas |
| Past | fetades |
| Supine | fetats |
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 fetar. See the four verb groups explained.
feta as a noun(en feta)
Meaning
feta (cheese)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en feta |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | fetan |
feta is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor feta, den stora fetan. Check another noun
Practise feta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (feta). Which is the past tense?
feta in a sentence
- hon fetade de viktiga ordenshe boldfaced the important words
Questions
What does feta mean in English?
feta means “boldface (set or print in boldface)”.
Is it en feta or ett feta?
It is en feta, and “the feta” is fetan.
What is the past tense of feta?
The past tense of feta is fetade (“jag fetade”). The supine is fetat, used in “jag har fetat”.
What is the present tense of feta?
fetar, the same for every person: jag fetar, du fetar, vi fetar.
Origin
Borrowed from Greek φέτα (féta).
Nearby common words
feta is number 2,724 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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