handlägga
Meaning
process; handle
In Swedish: behandla, ha hand om
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att handlägga | to process |
|---|---|---|
| Present | handlägger | jag handlägger |
| Past | handlade | jag handlade |
| Supine | handlagt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har handlagt | jag har handlagt |
| Past perfect | hade handlagt | jag hade handlagt |
| Future | ska handlägga | or: kommer att handlägga |
| Conditional | skulle handlägga | jag skulle handlägga |
| Imperative | handlägg! | a command |
| Present participle | handläggande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | handlagd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | handläggas |
|---|---|
| Present | handläggs |
| Past | handlades |
| Supine | handlagts |
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 handlägger. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise handlägga
1 / 2Yesterday I … (handlägga). Which is the past tense?
handlägga in a sentence
- kommunen handlägger ärendetthe local authorities are dealing with the matter
Questions
What does handlägga mean in English?
handlägga means “process, handle”.
What is the past tense of handlägga?
The past tense of handlägga is handlade (“jag handlade”). The supine is handlagt, used in “jag har handlagt”.
What is the present tense of handlägga?
handlägger, the same for every person: jag handlägger, du handlägger, vi handlägger.
Origin
hand + lägga
Nearby common words
handlägga is number 2,972 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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