leda
leda as a verb
Meaning
lead; conduct
In Swedish: föra (till ett mål)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att leda | to lead |
|---|---|---|
| Present | leder | jag leder |
| Past | ledde | jag ledde |
| Supine | lett | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har lett | jag har lett |
| Past perfect | hade lett | jag hade lett |
| Future | ska leda | or: kommer att leda |
| Conditional | skulle leda | jag skulle leda |
| Imperative | led! | a command |
| Present participle | ledande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | ledd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | ledas |
|---|---|
| Present | leds |
| Past | leddes |
| Supine | letts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use leder. See the four verb groups explained.
leda as a noun(en leda)
Meaning
boredom
In Swedish: känsla av att vara uttråkad
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en leda |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | ledan |
leda is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor leda, den stora ledan. Check another noun
Practise leda
1 / 2Yesterday I … (leda). Which is the past tense?
leda in a sentence
- leda en person över gatanhelp a person across the street
- Vart leder den här vägen?Where does this road lead?
- mötet ledde inte till något resultatthe meeting led nowhere
- leda ett sammanträdelead a meeting
- svenskarna ledde matchen med 2--1the Swedes were leading 2-1
Expressions
- en ledande frågaa leading question
Questions
What does leda mean in English?
leda means “lead, conduct”.
Is it en leda or ett leda?
It is en leda, and “the boredom” is ledan.
What is the past tense of leda?
The past tense of leda is ledde (“jag ledde”). The supine is lett, used in “jag har lett”.
What is the present tense of leda?
leder, the same for every person: jag leder, du leder, vi leder.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish lēþa, from Old Norse leiða, from Proto-Germanic *laidijaną.
Nearby common words
leda is number 776 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. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary