mata
Meaning
feed
In Swedish: ge mat åt
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att mata | to feed |
|---|---|---|
| Present | matar | jag matar |
| Past | matade | jag matade |
| Supine | matat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har matat | jag har matat |
| Past perfect | hade matat | jag hade matat |
| Future | ska mata | or: kommer att mata |
| Conditional | skulle mata | jag skulle mata |
| Imperative | mata! | a command |
| Present participle | matande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | matad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | matas |
|---|---|
| Present | matas |
| Past | matades |
| Supine | matats |
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 matar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise mata
1 / 2Yesterday I … (mata). Which is the past tense?
mata in a sentence
- Djuren får inte matas!Do not feed the animals!
- papperet matas fram i maskinenthe paper is fed through the machine
- mata in i datorfeed into the computer
- mata hönsenfeed the chickens
- mata bebisen med en skedfeed the baby with a spoon
- Du Nisse, har du matat katten?Hey Nisse, have you fed the cat?
- Mata inte djurenDo not feed the animals
- Får man mata djuren?Are you allowed to feed the animals?
Questions
What does mata mean in English?
mata means “feed”.
What is the past tense of mata?
The past tense of mata is matade (“jag matade”). The supine is matat, used in “jag har matat”.
What is the present tense of mata?
matar, the same for every person: jag matar, du matar, vi matar.
Origin
From Old Swedish mata, from mat (“food”) + -a.
Nearby common words
mata is number 1,316 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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