konfrontera
Meaning
to confront
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att konfrontera | to confront |
|---|---|---|
| Present | konfronterar | jag konfronterar |
| Past | konfronterade | jag konfronterade |
| Supine | konfronterat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har konfronterat | jag har konfronterat |
| Past perfect | hade konfronterat | jag hade konfronterat |
| Future | ska konfrontera | or: kommer att konfrontera |
| Conditional | skulle konfrontera | jag skulle konfrontera |
| Imperative | konfrontera! | a command |
| Present participle | konfronterande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | konfronterad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | konfronteras |
|---|---|
| Present | konfronteras |
| Past | konfronterades |
| Supine | konfronterats |
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 konfronterar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise konfrontera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (konfrontera). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does konfrontera mean in English?
konfrontera means “to confront”.
What is the past tense of konfrontera?
The past tense of konfrontera is konfronterade (“jag konfronterade”). The supine is konfronterat, used in “jag har konfronterat”.
What is the present tense of konfrontera?
konfronterar, the same for every person: jag konfronterar, du konfronterar, vi konfronterar.
Nearby common words
konfrontera is number 4,415 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 4,411tillräcklig sufficient, enough
- 4,412höft hip
- 4,413självförsvar self defence, self defense
- 4,414rocka to rock (be great), to rock (play, or listen to, rock music)
- 4,416bönor beans
- 4,417rebell rebel
- 4,418illusion illusion
- 4,419intet nothing
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