komplicera
Meaning
complicate
In Swedish: göra svår(are)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att komplicera | to complicate |
|---|---|---|
| Present | komplicerar | jag komplicerar |
| Past | komplicerade | jag komplicerade |
| Supine | komplicerat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har komplicerat | jag har komplicerat |
| Past perfect | hade komplicerat | jag hade komplicerat |
| Future | ska komplicera | or: kommer att komplicera |
| Conditional | skulle komplicera | jag skulle komplicera |
| Imperative | komplicera! | a command |
| Present participle | komplicerande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | komplicerad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | kompliceras |
|---|---|
| Present | kompliceras |
| Past | komplicerades |
| Supine | komplicerats |
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 komplicerar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise komplicera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (komplicera). Which is the past tense?
komplicera in a sentence
- räddningsaktionen komplicerades av den starka vindenthe rescue mission was complicated by the strong wind
Questions
What does komplicera mean in English?
komplicera means “complicate”.
What is the past tense of komplicera?
The past tense of komplicera is komplicerade (“jag komplicerade”). The supine is komplicerat, used in “jag har komplicerat”.
What is the present tense of komplicera?
komplicerar, the same for every person: jag komplicerar, du komplicerar, vi komplicerar.
Origin
komplex + -era
Nearby common words
komplicera is number 2,827 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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