kedja
kedja as a verb
Meaning
chain
In Swedish: binda fast med kedja
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att kedja | to chain |
|---|---|---|
| Present | kedjar | jag kedjar |
| Past | kedjade | jag kedjade |
| Supine | kedjat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har kedjat | jag har kedjat |
| Past perfect | hade kedjat | jag hade kedjat |
| Future | ska kedja | or: kommer att kedja |
| Conditional | skulle kedja | jag skulle kedja |
| Imperative | kedja! | a command |
| Present participle | kedjande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | kedjad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | kedjas |
|---|---|
| Present | kedjas |
| Past | kedjades |
| Supine | kedjats |
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 kedjar. See the four verb groups explained.
kedja as a noun(en kedja)
Meaning
chain
In Swedish: band av sammanfogade länkar
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en kedja |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | kedjan |
| Plural, indefinite | kedjor |
| Plural, definite | kedjorna |
kedja is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor kedja, den stora kedjan. Check another noun
Practise kedja
1 / 2Yesterday I … (kedja). Which is the past tense?
kedja in a sentence
- bergskedjamountain range
Words built with kedja
- kedjeröka chain smoke
- telefonkedja telephone alarm system
- affärskedja chain of stores
- kedjereaktion chain reaction
- cykelkedja bicycle chain
- bergskedja mountain chain
Questions
What does kedja mean in English?
kedja means “chain”.
Is it en kedja or ett kedja?
It is en kedja, and “the chain” is kedjan.
What is the plural of kedja?
The plural of kedja is kedjor, and the definite plural is kedjorna.
What is the past tense of kedja?
The past tense of kedja is kedjade (“jag kedjade”). The supine is kedjat, used in “jag har kedjat”.
What is the present tense of kedja?
kedjar, the same for every person: jag kedjar, du kedjar, vi kedjar.
Similar words
kättingfjättralänk
Origin
Inherited from Old Swedish kædhe, kædhia, from Middle Low German kede (from kedene), from Latin catēna.
Nearby common words
kedja is number 2,670 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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