inträffa
Meaning
happen; occur
In Swedish: hända
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att inträffa | to happen |
|---|---|---|
| Present | inträffar | jag inträffar |
| Past | inträffade | jag inträffade |
| Supine | inträffat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har inträffat | jag har inträffat |
| Past perfect | hade inträffat | jag hade inträffat |
| Future | ska inträffa | or: kommer att inträffa |
| Conditional | skulle inträffa | jag skulle inträffa |
| Imperative | inträffa! | a command |
| Present participle | inträffande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | inträffad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | inträffas |
|---|---|
| Present | inträffas |
| Past | inträffades |
| Supine | inträffats |
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 inträffar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise inträffa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (inträffa). Which is the past tense?
inträffa in a sentence
- olyckan inträffade kl 12the accident happened at 12 o'clock
Questions
What does inträffa mean in English?
inträffa means “happen, occur”.
What is the past tense of inträffa?
The past tense of inträffa is inträffade (“jag inträffade”). The supine is inträffat, used in “jag har inträffat”.
What is the present tense of inträffa?
inträffar, the same for every person: jag inträffar, du inträffar, vi inträffar.
Similar words
Nearby common words
inträffa is number 2,533 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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