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meddela

let (sby) know, inform/meː(d)dela/

Meaning

let (sby) know, inform

In Swedish: tala om, rapportera

Conjugation

Conjugation of meddela (let)
Infinitive	att meddela	to let
Present	meddelar	jag meddelar
Past	meddelade	jag meddelade
Supine	meddelat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har meddelat	jag har meddelat
Past perfect	hade meddelat	jag hade meddelat
Future	ska meddela	or: kommer att meddela
Conditional	skulle meddela	jag skulle meddela
Imperative	meddela!	a command
Present participle	meddelande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	meddelad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of meddela
Infinitive	meddelas
Present	meddelas
Past	meddelades
Supine	meddelats

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 meddelar. See the four verb groups explained.

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meddela in a sentence

dom meddelas om två veckor
the decision will be given, (judgement will be passed) in two weeks
radion meddelade att presidenten hade avlidit
the radio announced that the president had died

Questions

What does meddela mean in English?

meddela means “let (sby) know, inform”.

What is the past tense of meddela?

The past tense of meddela is meddelade (“jag meddelade”). The supine is meddelat, used in “jag har meddelat”.

What is the present tense of meddela?

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

Similar words

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Origin

med + dela

Nearby common words

meddela is number 1,392 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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1,395sång song
1,396lustig funny, amusing

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