halsa
Meaning
drink from the bottle
In Swedish: dricka direkt ur flaskan
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att halsa | to drink from the bottle |
|---|---|---|
| Present | halsar | jag halsar |
| Past | halsade | jag halsade |
| Supine | halsat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har halsat | jag har halsat |
| Past perfect | hade halsat | jag hade halsat |
| Future | ska halsa | or: kommer att halsa |
| Conditional | skulle halsa | jag skulle halsa |
| Imperative | halsa! | a command |
| Present participle | halsande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | halsad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | halsas |
|---|---|
| Present | halsas |
| Past | halsades |
| Supine | halsats |
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 halsar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise halsa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (halsa). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does halsa mean in English?
halsa means “drink from the bottle”.
What is the past tense of halsa?
The past tense of halsa is halsade (“jag halsade”). The supine is halsat, used in “jag har halsat”.
What is the present tense of halsa?
halsar, the same for every person: jag halsar, du halsar, vi halsar.
Origin
hals + -a
Nearby common words
halsa is number 2,419 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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