en fläta
fläta as a noun(en fläta)
Meaning
braid; plait
In Swedish: hår (eller annat material) som flätats ihop
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en fläta |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | flätan |
| Plural, indefinite | flätor |
| Plural, definite | flätorna |
fläta is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor fläta, den stora flätan. Check another noun
fläta as a verb
Meaning
plait
In Swedish: tvinna på speciellt sätt
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att fläta | to plait |
|---|---|---|
| Present | flätar | jag flätar |
| Past | flätade | jag flätade |
| Supine | flätat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har flätat | jag har flätat |
| Past perfect | hade flätat | jag hade flätat |
| Future | ska fläta | or: kommer att fläta |
| Conditional | skulle fläta | jag skulle fläta |
| Imperative | fläta! | a command |
| Present participle | flätande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | flätad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | flätas |
|---|---|
| Present | flätas |
| Past | flätades |
| Supine | flätats |
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 flätar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise fläta
1 / 2Is it en fläta or ett fläta?
fläta in a sentence
- en flätad korga woven basket
Words built with fläta
- hårfläta plait, pigtail
- vetefläta plaited loaf of sweet bread
Questions
What does fläta mean in English?
fläta means “braid, plait”.
Is it en fläta or ett fläta?
It is en fläta, and “the braid” is flätan.
What is the plural of fläta?
The plural of fläta is flätor, and the definite plural is flätorna.
What is the past tense of fläta?
The past tense of fläta is flätade (“jag flätade”). The supine is flätat, used in “jag har flätat”.
What is the present tense of fläta?
flätar, the same for every person: jag flätar, du flätar, vi flätar.
Origin
Inherited from Old Swedish flætta, from Old Norse flétta, from Proto-Germanic *flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-.
Nearby common words
fläta is number 9,750 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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