fotografera
Meaning
take photographs; photograph
In Swedish: avbilda med kamera
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att fotografera | to take photographs |
|---|---|---|
| Present | fotograferar | jag fotograferar |
| Past | fotograferade | jag fotograferade |
| Supine | fotograferat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har fotograferat | jag har fotograferat |
| Past perfect | hade fotograferat | jag hade fotograferat |
| Future | ska fotografera | or: kommer att fotografera |
| Conditional | skulle fotografera | jag skulle fotografera |
| Imperative | fotografera! | a command |
| Present participle | fotograferande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | fotograferad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | fotograferas |
|---|---|
| Present | fotograferas |
| Past | fotograferades |
| Supine | fotograferats |
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 fotograferar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise fotografera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (fotografera). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does fotografera mean in English?
fotografera means “take photographs, photograph”.
What is the past tense of fotografera?
The past tense of fotografera is fotograferade (“jag fotograferade”). The supine is fotograferat, used in “jag har fotograferat”.
What is the present tense of fotografera?
fotograferar, the same for every person: jag fotograferar, du fotograferar, vi fotograferar.
Similar words
Origin
fotografi + -era
Nearby common words
fotografera is number 4,625 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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