kontakta
Meaning
contact
In Swedish: ta kontakt med
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att kontakta | to contact |
|---|---|---|
| Present | kontaktar | jag kontaktar |
| Past | kontaktade | jag kontaktade |
| Supine | kontaktat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har kontaktat | jag har kontaktat |
| Past perfect | hade kontaktat | jag hade kontaktat |
| Future | ska kontakta | or: kommer att kontakta |
| Conditional | skulle kontakta | jag skulle kontakta |
| Imperative | kontakta! | a command |
| Present participle | kontaktande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | kontaktad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | kontaktas |
|---|---|
| Present | kontaktas |
| Past | kontaktades |
| Supine | kontaktats |
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 kontaktar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise kontakta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (kontakta). Which is the past tense?
kontakta in a sentence
- Kontakta din läkare!Consult your doctor!
Questions
What does kontakta mean in English?
kontakta means “contact”.
What is the past tense of kontakta?
The past tense of kontakta is kontaktade (“jag kontaktade”). The supine is kontaktat, used in “jag har kontaktat”.
What is the present tense of kontakta?
kontaktar, the same for every person: jag kontaktar, du kontaktar, vi kontaktar.
Nearby common words
kontakta is number 997 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary