lifta
Meaning
hitchhike
In Swedish: (be att få) åka med gratis
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att lifta | to hitchhike |
|---|---|---|
| Present | liftar | jag liftar |
| Past | liftade | jag liftade |
| Supine | liftat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har liftat | jag har liftat |
| Past perfect | hade liftat | jag hade liftat |
| Future | ska lifta | or: kommer att lifta |
| Conditional | skulle lifta | jag skulle lifta |
| Imperative | lifta! | a command |
| Present participle | liftande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | liftas |
|---|---|
| Present | liftas |
| Past | liftades |
| Supine | liftats |
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 liftar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise lifta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (lifta). Which is the past tense?
lifta in a sentence
- Vi liftade till SölvesborgWe hitchhiked to Sölvesborg
Questions
What does lifta mean in English?
lifta means “hitchhike”.
What is the past tense of lifta?
The past tense of lifta is liftade (“jag liftade”). The supine is liftat, used in “jag har liftat”.
What is the present tense of lifta?
liftar, the same for every person: jag liftar, du liftar, vi liftar.
Origin
English lift + -a
Nearby common words
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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