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inleda

begin, open

Meaning

begin; open

In Swedish: påbörja, starta

Conjugation

Conjugation of inleda (begin)
Infinitive	att inleda	to begin
Present	inleder	jag inleder
Past	inledde	jag inledde
Supine	inlett	used after har / hade
Perfect	har inlett	jag har inlett
Past perfect	hade inlett	jag hade inlett
Future	ska inleda	or: kommer att inleda
Conditional	skulle inleda	jag skulle inleda
Imperative	inled!	a command
Present participle	inledande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	inledd	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of inleda
Infinitive	inledas
Present	inleds
Past	inleddes
Supine	inletts

Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use inleder. See the four verb groups explained.

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inleda in a sentence

strejken inleddes i tisdags
the strike began on Tuesday
inledande förhandlingar
preliminary negotiations
inleda en diskussion
open a discussion
Boken inleds med ett kapitel om papperstillverkningens historia.
The book is introduced by a chapter on the history of paper making.
... och inled oss icke i frestelse ...
... and lead us not into temptation ...

Questions

What does inleda mean in English?

inleda means “begin, open”.

What is the past tense of inleda?

The past tense of inleda is inledde (“jag inledde”). The supine is inlett, used in “jag har inlett”.

What is the present tense of inleda?

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

Similar words

påbörjastartabegynnabörja

Origin

From in- + leda.

Nearby common words

inleda is number 2,499 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,495angå concern, have reference to
2,496föreställning performance, conception
2,497kust coast
2,498bena bone, part (one's hair)
2,500motstånd resistance, opposition
2,501sträcka prolong, stretch
2,502legend legend, myth
2,503vandra walk

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