lassa
Meaning
load; pile
In Swedish: lasta
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att lassa | to load |
|---|---|---|
| Present | lassar | jag lassar |
| Past | lassade | jag lassade |
| Supine | lassat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har lassat | jag har lassat |
| Past perfect | hade lassat | jag hade lassat |
| Future | ska lassa | or: kommer att lassa |
| Conditional | skulle lassa | jag skulle lassa |
| Imperative | lassa! | a command |
| Present participle | lassande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | lassas |
|---|---|
| Present | lassas |
| Past | lassades |
| Supine | lassats |
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 lassar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise lassa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (lassa). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does lassa mean in English?
lassa means “load, pile”.
What is the past tense of lassa?
The past tense of lassa is lassade (“jag lassade”). The supine is lassat, used in “jag har lassat”.
What is the present tense of lassa?
lassar, the same for every person: jag lassar, du lassar, vi lassar.
Similar words
Origin
By surface analysis, lass + -a.
Nearby common words
lassa is number 5,528 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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