halta
Meaning
hobble; limp
In Swedish: gå ojämnt
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att halta | to hobble |
|---|---|---|
| Present | haltar | jag haltar |
| Past | haltade | jag haltade |
| Supine | haltat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har haltat | jag har haltat |
| Past perfect | hade haltat | jag hade haltat |
| Future | ska halta | or: kommer att halta |
| Conditional | skulle halta | jag skulle halta |
| Imperative | halta! | a command |
| Present participle | haltande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | haltas |
|---|---|
| Present | haltas |
| Past | haltades |
| Supine | haltats |
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 haltar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise halta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (halta). Which is the past tense?
halta in a sentence
- hästen haltarthe horse is limping
Expressions
- jämförelsen haltarit's a lame comparison
Questions
What does halta mean in English?
halta means “hobble, limp”.
What is the past tense of halta?
The past tense of halta is haltade (“jag haltade”). The supine is haltat, used in “jag har haltat”.
What is the present tense of halta?
haltar, the same for every person: jag haltar, du haltar, vi haltar.
Origin
halt + -a
Nearby common words
halta is number 8,216 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 8,212innersta inner, innermost
- 8,213pink pee
- 8,214fotbollslag a football team
- 8,215utstött shunned, pushed out, outcast, an outcast
- 8,217brast burst, broke
- 8,218befallning order, command
- 8,219vanligen usually
- 8,220vedergällning revenge
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary