flämta
Meaning
pant, puff
In Swedish: andas snabbt (och häftigt)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att flämta | to pant |
|---|---|---|
| Present | flämtar | jag flämtar |
| Past | flämtade | jag flämtade |
| Supine | flämtat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har flämtat | jag har flämtat |
| Past perfect | hade flämtat | jag hade flämtat |
| Future | ska flämta | or: kommer att flämta |
| Conditional | skulle flämta | jag skulle flämta |
| Imperative | flämta! | a command |
| Present participle | flämtande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | flämtas |
|---|---|
| Present | flämtas |
| Past | flämtades |
| Supine | flämtats |
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 flämtar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise flämta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (flämta). Which is the past tense?
flämta in a sentence
- hon flämtade efter luftshe gasped for air
- ljuset flämtarthe light is flickering
Questions
What does flämta mean in English?
flämta means “pant, puff”.
What is the past tense of flämta?
The past tense of flämta is flämtade (“jag flämtade”). The supine is flämtat, used in “jag har flämtat”.
What is the present tense of flämta?
flämtar, the same for every person: jag flämtar, du flämtar, vi flämtar.
Similar words
flåsapust
Origin
Possibly onomatopoeic, compare flåsa.
Nearby common words
flämta is number 9,486 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 9,482variabel variable
- 9,483respektfull respectfull, respectful
- 9,484sk so-called; abbreviation of så kallad
- 9,485spegelbild mirror image
- 9,487förbättras improve, be improved
- 9,488truppen the troop, group
- 9,489skänkt given, donated
- 9,490korsord a crossword puzzle
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