hetta
hetta as a verb
Meaning
to heat
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att hetta | to heat |
|---|---|---|
| Present | hettar | jag hettar |
| Past | hettade | jag hettade |
| Supine | hettat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har hettat | jag har hettat |
| Past perfect | hade hettat | jag hade hettat |
| Future | ska hetta | or: kommer att hetta |
| Conditional | skulle hetta | jag skulle hetta |
| Imperative | hetta! | a command |
| Present participle | hettande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | hettas |
|---|---|
| Present | hettas |
| Past | hettades |
| Supine | hettats |
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 hettar. See the four verb groups explained.
hetta as a noun(en hetta)
Meaning
heat; ardour; passion
In Swedish: värme, glöd
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en hetta |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | hettan |
hetta is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor hetta, den stora hettan. Check another noun
Practise hetta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (hetta). Which is the past tense?
hetta in a sentence
- värmeböljans tryckande hettathe oppressive warmth of the heat wave
Words built with hetta
- sommarhetta heat of summer
Questions
What does hetta mean in English?
hetta means “to heat”.
Is it en hetta or ett hetta?
It is en hetta, and “the heat” is hettan.
What is the past tense of hetta?
The past tense of hetta is hettade (“jag hettade”). The supine is hettat, used in “jag har hettat”.
What is the present tense of hetta?
hettar, the same for every person: jag hettar, du hettar, vi hettar.
Origin
From Old Swedish hita, from Old Norse hiti.
Nearby common words
hetta is number 3,600 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary