medge
Meaning
concede; admit; allow; permit
In Swedish: erkänna, hålla med om
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att medge | to concede |
|---|---|---|
| Present | medger | jag medger |
| Past | medgav | jag medgav |
| Supine | medgivit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har medgivit | jag har medgivit |
| Past perfect | hade medgivit | jag hade medgivit |
| Future | ska medge | or: kommer att medge |
| Conditional | skulle medge | jag skulle medge |
| Imperative | medge! | a command |
| Present participle | medgivande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | medgiven | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | medges |
|---|---|
| Present | medgs |
| Past | medgavs |
| Supine | medgivits |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use medger. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise medge
1 / 2Yesterday I … (medge). Which is the past tense?
medge in a sentence
- jag medger att jag hade felI admit that I was wrong
- tiden medger inte att vi håller på längretime does not allow us to continue
Questions
What does medge mean in English?
medge means “concede, admit”.
What is the past tense of medge?
The past tense of medge is medgav (“jag medgav”). The supine is medgivit, used in “jag har medgivit”.
What is the present tense of medge?
medger, the same for every person: jag medger, du medger, vi medger.
Similar words
erkännamedgiva
Nearby common words
medge is number 2,776 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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