konfiskera
Meaning
confiscate
In Swedish: dra in (till staten)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att konfiskera | to confiscate |
|---|---|---|
| Present | konfiskerar | jag konfiskerar |
| Past | konfiskerade | jag konfiskerade |
| Supine | konfiskerat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har konfiskerat | jag har konfiskerat |
| Past perfect | hade konfiskerat | jag hade konfiskerat |
| Future | ska konfiskera | or: kommer att konfiskera |
| Conditional | skulle konfiskera | jag skulle konfiskera |
| Imperative | konfiskera! | a command |
| Present participle | konfiskerande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | konfiskerad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | konfiskeras |
|---|---|
| Present | konfiskeras |
| Past | konfiskerades |
| Supine | konfiskerats |
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 konfiskerar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise konfiskera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (konfiskera). Which is the past tense?
konfiskera in a sentence
- staten konfiskerade privat egendomthe State confiscated private property
Questions
What does konfiskera mean in English?
konfiskera means “confiscate”.
What is the past tense of konfiskera?
The past tense of konfiskera is konfiskerade (“jag konfiskerade”). The supine is konfiskerat, used in “jag har konfiskerat”.
What is the present tense of konfiskera?
konfiskerar, the same for every person: jag konfiskerar, du konfiskerar, vi konfiskerar.
Similar words
Origin
Borrowed from Latin confiscō, confiscāre (“declare property of the fisc”).
Nearby common words
konfiskera is number 7,739 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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