kidnappa
Meaning
kidnap
In Swedish: röva bort för att få ut lösensumma
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att kidnappa | to kidnap |
|---|---|---|
| Present | kidnappar | jag kidnappar |
| Past | kidnappade | jag kidnappade |
| Supine | kidnappat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har kidnappat | jag har kidnappat |
| Past perfect | hade kidnappat | jag hade kidnappat |
| Future | ska kidnappa | or: kommer att kidnappa |
| Conditional | skulle kidnappa | jag skulle kidnappa |
| Imperative | kidnappa! | a command |
| Present participle | kidnappande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | kidnappad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | kidnappas |
|---|---|
| Present | kidnappas |
| Past | kidnappades |
| Supine | kidnappats |
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 kidnappar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise kidnappa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (kidnappa). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does kidnappa mean in English?
kidnappa means “kidnap”.
What is the past tense of kidnappa?
The past tense of kidnappa is kidnappade (“jag kidnappade”). The supine is kidnappat, used in “jag har kidnappat”.
What is the present tense of kidnappa?
kidnappar, the same for every person: jag kidnappar, du kidnappar, vi kidnappar.
Origin
From English kidnap + -a.
Nearby common words
kidnappa is number 2,030 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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