maskera
Meaning
mask
In Swedish: förse med förklädnad; kamouflera, dölja
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att maskera | to mask |
|---|---|---|
| Present | maskerar | jag maskerar |
| Past | maskerade | jag maskerade |
| Supine | maskerat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har maskerat | jag har maskerat |
| Past perfect | hade maskerat | jag hade maskerat |
| Future | ska maskera | or: kommer att maskera |
| Conditional | skulle maskera | jag skulle maskera |
| Imperative | maskera! | a command |
| Present participle | maskerande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | maskerad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | maskeras |
|---|---|
| Present | maskeras |
| Past | maskerades |
| Supine | maskerats |
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 maskerar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise maskera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (maskera). Which is the past tense?
maskera in a sentence
- Han blev jagad av tre maskerade mänHe was chased by three masked men
- maskera sina avsiktermask one's intentions
- Bedragarna har kunnat maskera sina samtal så att de ser ut att komma från myndigheterThe scammers have been able to mask their calls so that they appear to come from government agencies
- Tjuvarna maskerade sig som städpersonalThe thieves disguised themselves as cleaning staff
- Bomben var maskerad som en låda konjakThe bomb was disguised as a box of brandy
Questions
What does maskera mean in English?
maskera means “mask”.
What is the past tense of maskera?
The past tense of maskera is maskerade (“jag maskerade”). The supine is maskerat, used in “jag har maskerat”.
What is the present tense of maskera?
maskerar, the same for every person: jag maskerar, du maskerar, vi maskerar.
Similar words
döljakamouflera
Origin
mask + -era
Nearby common words
maskera is number 6,184 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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