möta
Meaning
meet; meet, pass
In Swedish: träffa (tillfälligt eller planerat)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att möta | to meet |
|---|---|---|
| Present | möter | jag möter |
| Past | mötte | jag mötte |
| Supine | mött | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har mött | jag har mött |
| Past perfect | hade mött | jag hade mött |
| Future | ska möta | or: kommer att möta |
| Conditional | skulle möta | jag skulle möta |
| Imperative | möt! | a command |
| Present participle | mötande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | mött | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | mötas |
|---|---|
| Present | möts |
| Past | möttes |
| Supine | mötts |
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 möter. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise möta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (möta). Which is the past tense?
möta in a sentence
- möta hårt motståndmeet with stiff opposition
- jag mötte honom vid tågetI met him at the train
- en mötande bilan oncoming car
- Jag mötte honom vid bensinstationenI met him at the gas station
- Vi mötte flera bilar med tyska nummerplåtar på vägen ditWe met several cars with German plates on our way there
- Norge mötte NederländernaNorway met the Netherlands
Expressions
- det möter inget hinderit meets with no obstacle
Questions
What does möta mean in English?
möta means “meet, meet, pass”.
What is the past tense of möta?
The past tense of möta is mötte (“jag mötte”). The supine is mött, used in “jag har mött”.
What is the present tense of möta?
möter, the same for every person: jag möter, du möter, vi möter.
Similar words
Where the course teaches it
Origin
From Old Swedish mø̄ta, from Old Norse mœta (“to meet”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtijaną.
Nearby common words
möta is number 582 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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