iaktta
Meaning
observe; notice; watch (out for)
In Swedish: noga se på, lägga märke till
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att iaktta | to observe |
|---|---|---|
| Present | iakttar | jag iakttar |
| Past | iakttog | jag iakttog |
| Supine | iakttagit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har iakttagit | jag har iakttagit |
| Past perfect | hade iakttagit | jag hade iakttagit |
| Future | ska iaktta | or: kommer att iaktta |
| Conditional | skulle iaktta | jag skulle iaktta |
| Imperative | iaktta! | a command |
| Present participle | iakttagande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | iakttagen | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | iakttas |
|---|---|
| Present | iakttas |
| Past | iakttogs |
| Supine | iakttagits |
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 iakttar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise iaktta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (iaktta). Which is the past tense?
iaktta in a sentence
- iaktta fåglarnas beteendeobserve the behaviour of birds
- iaktta fullständig tystnadobserve complete silence
Questions
What does iaktta mean in English?
iaktta means “observe, notice”.
What is the past tense of iaktta?
The past tense of iaktta is iakttog (“jag iakttog”). The supine is iakttagit, used in “jag har iakttagit”.
What is the present tense of iaktta?
iakttar, the same for every person: jag iakttar, du iakttar, vi iakttar.
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Nearby common words
iaktta is number 5,050 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 5,052specialist specialist
- 5,053övergrepp wrong, outrage
- 5,054block block, pad
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