genskjuta
Meaning
intercept
In Swedish: snappa upp, fånga upp
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att genskjuta | to intercept |
|---|---|---|
| Present | genskjuter | jag genskjuter |
| Past | gensköt | jag gensköt |
| Supine | genskjutit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har genskjutit | jag har genskjutit |
| Past perfect | hade genskjutit | jag hade genskjutit |
| Future | ska genskjuta | or: kommer att genskjuta |
| Conditional | skulle genskjuta | jag skulle genskjuta |
| Imperative | genskjut! | a command |
| Present participle | genskjutande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | genskjuten | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | genskjutas |
|---|---|
| Present | genskjuts |
| Past | gensköts |
| Supine | genskjutits |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use genskjuter. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise genskjuta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (genskjuta). Which is the past tense?
genskjuta in a sentence
- Polisen lyckades genskjuta dom genom att ta en genvägThe police managed to intercept them by taking a shortcut
Questions
What does genskjuta mean in English?
genskjuta means “intercept”.
What is the past tense of genskjuta?
The past tense of genskjuta is gensköt (“jag gensköt”). The supine is genskjutit, used in “jag har genskjutit”.
What is the present tense of genskjuta?
genskjuter, the same for every person: jag genskjuter, du genskjuter, vi genskjuter.
Origin
gen- + skjuta
Nearby common words
genskjuta is number 8,606 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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