Swedish verb· top 5,000 most common

hejda

stop, check

Meaning

stop; check

In Swedish: stoppa, hindra

Conjugation

Conjugation of hejda (stop)
Infinitive	att hejda	to stop
Present	hejdar	jag hejdar
Past	hejdade	jag hejdade
Supine	hejdat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har hejdat	jag har hejdat
Past perfect	hade hejdat	jag hade hejdat
Future	ska hejda	or: kommer att hejda
Conditional	skulle hejda	jag skulle hejda
Imperative	hejda!	a command
Present participle	hejdande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	hejdad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of hejda
Infinitive	hejdas
Present	hejdas
Past	hejdades
Supine	hejdats

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 hejdar. See the four verb groups explained.

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hejda in a sentence

hon kunde inte hejda sig
she couldn't help it
Markspekulationen måste hejdas!
Speculation in land must be stopped!

Questions

What does hejda mean in English?

hejda means “stop, check”.

What is the past tense of hejda?

The past tense of hejda is hejdade (“jag hejdade”). The supine is hejdat, used in “jag har hejdat”.

What is the present tense of hejda?

hejdar, the same for every person: jag hejdar, du hejdar, vi hejdar.

Similar words

avvärjaavblåsaavbrytastannastoppabromsastävjahindra

Nearby common words

hejda is number 4,951 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

4,947felaktig mis-, incorrect
4,948femma five, fiver
4,949konspiration conspiracy
4,950blotta bare, uncover
4,952insikt insight
4,953växla vary, change
4,954bakterie germ, bacterium
4,955primitiv primitive

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