Swedish verb· top 5,000 most common

markera

indicate, mark, guard

Meaning

indicate; mark; guard

In Swedish: ange, visa

Conjugation

Conjugation of markera (indicate)
Infinitive	att markera	to indicate
Present	markerar	jag markerar
Past	markerade	jag markerade
Supine	markerat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har markerat	jag har markerat
Past perfect	hade markerat	jag hade markerat
Future	ska markera	or: kommer att markera
Conditional	skulle markera	jag skulle markera
Imperative	markera!	a command
Present participle	markerande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	markerad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of markera
Infinitive	markeras
Present	markeras
Past	markerades
Supine	markerats

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 markerar. See the four verb groups explained.

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markera in a sentence

partiet markerar sin profil
the party is boosting its image
tomtgränsen markeras med skyltar
the boundaries between the sites are marked with signs

Questions

What does markera mean in English?

markera means “indicate, mark”.

What is the past tense of markera?

The past tense of markera is markerade (“jag markerade”). The supine is markerat, used in “jag har markerat”.

What is the present tense of markera?

markerar, the same for every person: jag markerar, du markerar, vi markerar.

Similar words

understryka

Nearby common words

markera is number 4,916 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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4,912element element, radiator
4,914handväska a handbag
4,915befordran transport, forwarding
4,917kalender calendar
4,918avslappnad relaxed
4,919häromdan the other day
4,920underhåll maintenance, upkeep

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