godta
Meaning
accept, approve (of), agree to
In Swedish: godkänna, acceptera
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att godta | to accept |
|---|---|---|
| Present | godtar | jag godtar |
| Past | godtog | jag godtog |
| Supine | godtagit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har godtagit | jag har godtagit |
| Past perfect | hade godtagit | jag hade godtagit |
| Future | ska godta | or: kommer att godta |
| Conditional | skulle godta | jag skulle godta |
| Imperative | godta! | a command |
| Present participle | godtagande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | godtagen | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | godtas |
|---|---|
| Present | godtas |
| Past | godtogs |
| Supine | godtagits |
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 godtar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise godta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (godta). Which is the past tense?
godta in a sentence
- godta en höjning av livsmedelsprisernaaccept a rise in the price of food
Questions
What does godta mean in English?
godta means “accept, approve (of), agree to”.
What is the past tense of godta?
The past tense of godta is godtog (“jag godtog”). The supine is godtagit, used in “jag har godtagit”.
What is the present tense of godta?
godtar, the same for every person: jag godtar, du godtar, vi godtar.
Similar words
Nearby common words
godta is number 3,726 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 3,722repetera repeat, rehearse
- 3,723ände end
- 3,724dödsfall a death (of a person)
- 3,725vård care, monument
- 3,727nja maybe, Used to give a hesitant or uncertain answer or (dis)agreement; neither yes nor no; both yes and no; "well …", leaning slightly towards the negative.
- 3,728sektor sector
- 3,729roligare funnier
- 3,730bäbis alternative form of bebis
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