insistera
Meaning
insist
In Swedish: hålla fast vid, envisas med
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att insistera | to insist |
|---|---|---|
| Present | insisterar | jag insisterar |
| Past | insisterade | jag insisterade |
| Supine | insisterat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har insisterat | jag har insisterat |
| Past perfect | hade insisterat | jag hade insisterat |
| Future | ska insistera | or: kommer att insistera |
| Conditional | skulle insistera | jag skulle insistera |
| Imperative | insistera! | a command |
| Present participle | insisterande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | insisteras |
|---|---|
| Present | insisteras |
| Past | insisterades |
| Supine | insisterats |
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 insisterar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise insistera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (insistera). Which is the past tense?
insistera in a sentence
- han insisterade på att få tala med en advokathe insisted on being allowed to consult a lawyer
Questions
What does insistera mean in English?
insistera means “insist”.
What is the past tense of insistera?
The past tense of insistera is insisterade (“jag insisterade”). The supine is insisterat, used in “jag har insisterat”.
What is the present tense of insistera?
insisterar, the same for every person: jag insisterar, du insisterar, vi insisterar.
Similar words
vidhålla
Nearby common words
insistera is number 2,535 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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