en mässa
mässa as a noun(en mässa)
Meaning
mass; trade fair; convention
In Swedish: (katolsk) gudstjänst
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en mässa |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | mässan |
| Plural, indefinite | mässor |
| Plural, definite | mässorna |
mässa is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor mässa, den stora mässan. Check another noun
mässa as a verb
Meaning
to mass, to sing/speak (as if) in church
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att mässa | to mass |
|---|---|---|
| Present | mässar | jag mässar |
| Past | mässade | jag mässade |
| Supine | mässat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har mässat | jag har mässat |
| Past perfect | hade mässat | jag hade mässat |
| Future | ska mässa | or: kommer att mässa |
| Conditional | skulle mässa | jag skulle mässa |
| Imperative | mässa! | a command |
| Present participle | mässande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | mässas |
|---|---|
| Present | mässas |
| Past | mässades |
| Supine | mässats |
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 mässar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise mässa
1 / 2Is it en mässa or ett mässa?
mässa in a sentence
- Jag viker en dag åt mässan.I am dedicating a day to the expo.
Words built with mässa
- mässhall exhibition hall
- båtmässa boat show
Questions
What does mässa mean in English?
mässa means “mass, trade fair”.
Is it en mässa or ett mässa?
It is en mässa, and “the mass” is mässan.
What is the plural of mässa?
The plural of mässa is mässor, and the definite plural is mässorna.
What is the past tense of mässa?
The past tense of mässa is mässade (“jag mässade”). The supine is mässat, used in “jag har mässat”.
What is the present tense of mässa?
mässar, the same for every person: jag mässar, du mässar, vi mässar.
Origin
From Old Norse messa, from Latin missa.
Nearby common words
mässa is number 4,845 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 4,841erövra capture, win
- 4,842utrota exterminate
- 4,843förnamn Christian (first, given) name
- 4,844lobby vestibule, lobby
- 4,846morgondag tomorrow; Archaic or poetic the day after today., figuratively and/or generally about an unspecified future, most often used in definite singular genitive, i.e. morgondagens. Also a future unspecified day, especially en morgondag.
- 4,847härliga lovely
- 4,848ovan unaccustomed, unused
- 4,849katolsk Catholic
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