kandidera
Meaning
stand (for); offer oneself as a candidate
In Swedish: ställa upp i val
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att kandidera | to stand |
|---|---|---|
| Present | kandiderar | jag kandiderar |
| Past | kandiderade | jag kandiderade |
| Supine | kandiderat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har kandiderat | jag har kandiderat |
| Past perfect | hade kandiderat | jag hade kandiderat |
| Future | ska kandidera | or: kommer att kandidera |
| Conditional | skulle kandidera | jag skulle kandidera |
| Imperative | kandidera! | a command |
| Present participle | kandiderande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | kandideras |
|---|---|
| Present | kandideras |
| Past | kandiderades |
| Supine | kandiderats |
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 kandiderar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise kandidera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (kandidera). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does kandidera mean in English?
kandidera means “stand (for), offer oneself as a candidate”.
What is the past tense of kandidera?
The past tense of kandidera is kandiderade (“jag kandiderade”). The supine is kandiderat, used in “jag har kandiderat”.
What is the present tense of kandidera?
kandiderar, the same for every person: jag kandiderar, du kandiderar, vi kandiderar.
Nearby common words
kandidera is number 7,368 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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