kanta
Meaning
line; trim
In Swedish: omge
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att kanta | to line |
|---|---|---|
| Present | kantar | jag kantar |
| Past | kantade | jag kantade |
| Supine | kantat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har kantat | jag har kantat |
| Past perfect | hade kantat | jag hade kantat |
| Future | ska kanta | or: kommer att kanta |
| Conditional | skulle kanta | jag skulle kanta |
| Imperative | kanta! | a command |
| Present participle | kantande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | kantad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | kantas |
|---|---|
| Present | kantas |
| Past | kantades |
| Supine | kantats |
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 kantar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise kanta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (kanta). Which is the past tense?
kanta in a sentence
- vägen var kantad av stora människomassorthe road was lined with crowds of people
Questions
What does kanta mean in English?
kanta means “line; trim”.
What is the past tense of kanta?
The past tense of kanta is kantade (“jag kantade”). The supine is kantat, used in “jag har kantat”.
What is the present tense of kanta?
kantar, the same for every person: jag kantar, du kantar, vi kantar.
Nearby common words
kanta is number 5,996 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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