en flotta
flotta as a noun(en flotta)
Meaning
fleet
In Swedish: ett lands stridskrafter (fartyg, manskap etc) till sjöss; en samling fartyg
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en flotta |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | flottan |
| Plural, indefinite | flottor |
| Plural, definite | flottorna |
flotta is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor flotta, den stora flottan. Check another noun
flotta as a verb
Meaning
raft; drive
In Swedish: forsla (timmer) i vatten
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att flotta | to raft |
|---|---|---|
| Present | flottar | jag flottar |
| Past | flottade | jag flottade |
| Supine | flottat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har flottat | jag har flottat |
| Past perfect | hade flottat | jag hade flottat |
| Future | ska flotta | or: kommer att flotta |
| Conditional | skulle flotta | jag skulle flotta |
| Imperative | flotta! | a command |
| Present participle | flottande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | flottad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | flottas |
|---|---|
| Present | flottas |
| Past | flottades |
| Supine | flottats |
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 flottar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise flotta
1 / 2Is it en flotta or ett flotta?
Words built with flotta
- fiskeflotta fishing fleet
- flottbas naval base
Questions
What does flotta mean in English?
flotta means “fleet”.
Is it en flotta or ett flotta?
It is en flotta, and “the fleet” is flottan.
What is the plural of flotta?
The plural of flotta is flottor, and the definite plural is flottorna.
What is the past tense of flotta?
The past tense of flotta is flottade (“jag flottade”). The supine is flottat, used in “jag har flottat”.
What is the present tense of flotta?
flottar, the same for every person: jag flottar, du flottar, vi flottar.
Similar words
sjöförsvar
Nearby common words
flotta is number 1,852 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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