flörta
Meaning
to flirt
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att flörta | to flirt |
|---|---|---|
| Present | flörtar | jag flörtar |
| Past | flörtade | jag flörtade |
| Supine | flörtat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har flörtat | jag har flörtat |
| Past perfect | hade flörtat | jag hade flörtat |
| Future | ska flörta | or: kommer att flörta |
| Conditional | skulle flörta | jag skulle flörta |
| Imperative | flörta! | a command |
| Present participle | flörtande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | flörtas |
|---|---|
| Present | flörtas |
| Past | flörtades |
| Supine | flörtats |
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 flörtar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise flörta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (flörta). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does flörta mean in English?
flörta means “to flirt”.
What is the past tense of flörta?
The past tense of flörta is flörtade (“jag flörtade”). The supine is flörtat, used in “jag har flörtat”.
What is the present tense of flörta?
flörtar, the same for every person: jag flörtar, du flörtar, vi flörtar.
Origin
Borrowed from English flirt + -a, used since 1891.
Nearby common words
flörta is number 5,522 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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