konkurrera
Meaning
compete
In Swedish: delta i konkurrens
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att konkurrera | to compete |
|---|---|---|
| Present | konkurrerar | jag konkurrerar |
| Past | konkurrerade | jag konkurrerade |
| Supine | konkurrerat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har konkurrerat | jag har konkurrerat |
| Past perfect | hade konkurrerat | jag hade konkurrerat |
| Future | ska konkurrera | or: kommer att konkurrera |
| Conditional | skulle konkurrera | jag skulle konkurrera |
| Imperative | konkurrera! | a command |
| Present participle | konkurrerande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | konkurrerad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | konkurreras |
|---|---|
| Present | konkurreras |
| Past | konkurrerades |
| Supine | konkurrerats |
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 konkurrerar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise konkurrera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (konkurrera). Which is the past tense?
konkurrera in a sentence
- konkurrera med utländsk industricompete with foreign industries
Questions
What does konkurrera mean in English?
konkurrera means “compete”.
What is the past tense of konkurrera?
The past tense of konkurrera is konkurrerade (“jag konkurrerade”). The supine is konkurrerat, used in “jag har konkurrerat”.
What is the present tense of konkurrera?
konkurrerar, the same for every person: jag konkurrerar, du konkurrerar, vi konkurrerar.
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Nearby common words
konkurrera is number 8,132 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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