kretsa
Meaning
revolve (around)
In Swedish: röra sig runt (något)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att kretsa | to revolve |
|---|---|---|
| Present | kretsar | jag kretsar |
| Past | kretsade | jag kretsade |
| Supine | kretsat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har kretsat | jag har kretsat |
| Past perfect | hade kretsat | jag hade kretsat |
| Future | ska kretsa | or: kommer att kretsa |
| Conditional | skulle kretsa | jag skulle kretsa |
| Imperative | kretsa! | a command |
| Present participle | kretsande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | kretsas |
|---|---|
| Present | kretsas |
| Past | kretsades |
| Supine | kretsats |
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 kretsar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise kretsa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (kretsa). Which is the past tense?
kretsa in a sentence
- månen kretsar runt jordenthe Moon orbits the Earth
- debatten kretsade kring lönepolitikenthe debate revolved around wage policies
- Jorden kretsar kring solenEarth revolves around the sun
- Gamarna kretsade över domThe vultures circled above them
- Samtalet kretsade kring kebabsåsThe discussion revolved around kebab sauce
Questions
What does kretsa mean in English?
kretsa means “revolve (around)”.
What is the past tense of kretsa?
The past tense of kretsa is kretsade (“jag kretsade”). The supine is kretsat, used in “jag har kretsat”.
What is the present tense of kretsa?
kretsar, the same for every person: jag kretsar, du kretsar, vi kretsar.
Similar words
Origin
From krets + -a.
Nearby common words
kretsa is number 6,427 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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