kanalisera
Meaning
channel
In Swedish: leda i viss riktning
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att kanalisera | to channel |
|---|---|---|
| Present | kanaliserar | jag kanaliserar |
| Past | kanaliserade | jag kanaliserade |
| Supine | kanaliserat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har kanaliserat | jag har kanaliserat |
| Past perfect | hade kanaliserat | jag hade kanaliserat |
| Future | ska kanalisera | or: kommer att kanalisera |
| Conditional | skulle kanalisera | jag skulle kanalisera |
| Imperative | kanalisera! | a command |
| Present participle | kanaliserande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | kanaliserad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | kanaliseras |
|---|---|
| Present | kanaliseras |
| Past | kanaliserades |
| Supine | kanaliserats |
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 kanaliserar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise kanalisera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (kanalisera). Which is the past tense?
kanalisera in a sentence
- kanalisera allmänhetens missnöjechannel public discontent
- kanalisera det nyväckta intresset i rätt riktningdirect newly awakened interest in the right direction
- kanalisera sin ilskachannel one's anger
Questions
What does kanalisera mean in English?
kanalisera means “channel”.
What is the past tense of kanalisera?
The past tense of kanalisera is kanaliserade (“jag kanaliserade”). The supine is kanaliserat, used in “jag har kanaliserat”.
What is the present tense of kanalisera?
kanaliserar, the same for every person: jag kanaliserar, du kanaliserar, vi kanaliserar.
Origin
From French canaliser or German kanalisieren, equivalent to kanal + -isera.
Nearby common words
kanalisera is number 9,455 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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