genera
Meaning
embarrass
In Swedish: göra förlägen
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att genera | to embarrass |
|---|---|---|
| Present | generar | jag generar |
| Past | generade | jag generade |
| Supine | generat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har generat | jag har generat |
| Past perfect | hade generat | jag hade generat |
| Future | ska genera | or: kommer att genera |
| Conditional | skulle genera | jag skulle genera |
| Imperative | genera! | a command |
| Present participle | generande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | generad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | generas |
|---|---|
| Present | generas |
| Past | generades |
| Supine | generats |
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 generar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise genera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (genera). Which is the past tense?
genera in a sentence
- den pinsamma situationen generade honom inte det minstahe was not the least bit embarrassed by the awkwardness of the situation
Questions
What does genera mean in English?
genera means “embarrass”.
What is the past tense of genera?
The past tense of genera is generade (“jag generade”). The supine is generat, used in “jag har generat”.
What is the present tense of genera?
generar, the same for every person: jag generar, du generar, vi generar.
Nearby common words
genera is number 7,530 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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