Swedish verb

intala

to tell oneself, to (try to) convince oneself of (something, sometimes through wishful thinking), to convince, to persuade, to read (something) out loud to record (it)

Meaning

to tell oneself, to (try to) convince oneself of (something, sometimes through wishful thinking); to convince, to persuade; to read (something) out loud to record (it)

Conjugation

Conjugation of intala (tell oneself)
Infinitive	att intala	to tell oneself
Present	intalar	jag intalar
Past	intalade	jag intalade
Supine	intalat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har intalat	jag har intalat
Past perfect	hade intalat	jag hade intalat
Future	ska intala	or: kommer att intala
Conditional	skulle intala	jag skulle intala
Imperative	intala!	a command
Present participle	intalande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	intalad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of intala
Infinitive	intalas
Present	intalas
Past	intalades
Supine	intalats

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 intalar. See the four verb groups explained.

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Yesterday I … (intala). Which is the past tense?

intala in a sentence

Det är vad vad jag försöker intala mig
That's what I try to tell myself
lyckas intala sig själv något
manage to convince oneself of something
De försökte intala honom att söka hjälp
They tried to convince him to seek help

Questions

What does intala mean in English?

intala means “to tell oneself, to (try to) convince oneself of (something, sometimes through wishful thinking), to convince, to persuade”.

What is the past tense of intala?

The past tense of intala is intalade (“jag intalade”). The supine is intalat, used in “jag har intalat”.

What is the present tense of intala?

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

Nearby common words

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5,638engagerad engaged
5,639kompensera compensate
5,640omtanke consideration
5,641pasta pasta, paste

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