kompensera
Meaning
compensate
In Swedish: ge kompensation, ersätta
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att kompensera | to compensate |
|---|---|---|
| Present | kompenserar | jag kompenserar |
| Past | kompenserade | jag kompenserade |
| Supine | kompenserat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har kompenserat | jag har kompenserat |
| Past perfect | hade kompenserat | jag hade kompenserat |
| Future | ska kompensera | or: kommer att kompensera |
| Conditional | skulle kompensera | jag skulle kompensera |
| Imperative | kompensera! | a command |
| Present participle | kompenserande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | kompenserad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | kompenseras |
|---|---|
| Present | kompenseras |
| Past | kompenserades |
| Supine | kompenserats |
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 kompenserar. See the four verb groups explained.
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1 / 2Yesterday I … (kompensera). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does kompensera mean in English?
kompensera means “compensate”.
What is the past tense of kompensera?
The past tense of kompensera is kompenserade (“jag kompenserade”). The supine is kompenserat, used in “jag har kompenserat”.
What is the present tense of kompensera?
kompenserar, the same for every person: jag kompenserar, du kompenserar, vi kompenserar.
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kompensera is number 5,639 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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