kritisera
Meaning
criticize
In Swedish: rikta kritik mot (någon)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att kritisera | to criticize |
|---|---|---|
| Present | kritiserar | jag kritiserar |
| Past | kritiserade | jag kritiserade |
| Supine | kritiserat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har kritiserat | jag har kritiserat |
| Past perfect | hade kritiserat | jag hade kritiserat |
| Future | ska kritisera | or: kommer att kritisera |
| Conditional | skulle kritisera | jag skulle kritisera |
| Imperative | kritisera! | a command |
| Present participle | kritiserande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | kritiserad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | kritiseras |
|---|---|
| Present | kritiseras |
| Past | kritiserades |
| Supine | kritiserats |
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 kritiserar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise kritisera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (kritisera). Which is the past tense?
kritisera in a sentence
- en hårt kritiserad utbyggnad av kärnkraftenan extension of the nuclear power programme that came in for harsh criticism
Questions
What does kritisera mean in English?
kritisera means “criticize”.
What is the past tense of kritisera?
The past tense of kritisera is kritiserade (“jag kritiserade”). The supine is kritiserat, used in “jag har kritiserat”.
What is the present tense of kritisera?
kritiserar, the same for every person: jag kritiserar, du kritiserar, vi kritiserar.
Similar words
risa
Nearby common words
kritisera is number 5,376 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 5,380vänlighet friendliness, kindness, a friendly or kind act or utterance
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