hetsa
Meaning
rush, hurry; bait; egg on; excite; set on; incite
In Swedish: jäkta
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att hetsa | to rush |
|---|---|---|
| Present | hetsar | jag hetsar |
| Past | hetsade | jag hetsade |
| Supine | hetsat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har hetsat | jag har hetsat |
| Past perfect | hade hetsat | jag hade hetsat |
| Future | ska hetsa | or: kommer att hetsa |
| Conditional | skulle hetsa | jag skulle hetsa |
| Imperative | hetsa! | a command |
| Present participle | hetsande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | hetsad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | hetsas |
|---|---|
| Present | hetsas |
| Past | hetsades |
| Supine | hetsats |
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 hetsar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise hetsa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (hetsa). Which is the past tense?
hetsa in a sentence
- hon hetsar upp sig i onödanshe gets all worked up about nothing
- Hetsa mig inte!Stop badgering me!
- hetsa hunden på någonset the dog on sby
- hetsa hundarna på villebrådetset the dogs on the game
- Hetsa någon att göra någotIncite someone to do something
- De hetsade mot minoritetsgrupperThey agitated against minority groups
Questions
What does hetsa mean in English?
hetsa means “rush, hurry; bait, egg on”.
What is the past tense of hetsa?
The past tense of hetsa is hetsade (“jag hetsade”). The supine is hetsat, used in “jag har hetsat”.
What is the present tense of hetsa?
hetsar, the same for every person: jag hetsar, du hetsar, vi hetsar.
Origin
From Old Swedish hitza, hissa, from Middle Low German hitzen, hissen, likely originating from some interjection given to dogs (eg.
Nearby common words
hetsa is number 5,756 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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