inse
Meaning
understand; realize
In Swedish: förstå
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att inse | to understand |
|---|---|---|
| Present | inser | jag inser |
| Past | insåg | jag insåg |
| Supine | insett | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har insett | jag har insett |
| Past perfect | hade insett | jag hade insett |
| Future | ska inse | or: kommer att inse |
| Conditional | skulle inse | jag skulle inse |
| Imperative | inse! | a command |
| Present participle | inseende | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | insedd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | inses |
|---|---|
| Present | inses |
| Past | insågs |
| Supine | insetts |
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 inser. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise inse
1 / 2Yesterday I … (inse). Which is the past tense?
inse in a sentence
- jag inser att det är omöjligtI realize that it is impossible
Questions
What does inse mean in English?
inse means “understand, realize”.
What is the past tense of inse?
The past tense of inse is insåg (“jag insåg”). The supine is insett, used in “jag har insett”.
What is the present tense of inse?
inser, the same for every person: jag inser, du inser, vi inser.
Similar words
Origin
in- + se
Nearby common words
inse is number 813 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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